Zinoviev Alexander Alexandrovich

Zinoviev Alexander Alexandrovich

Genus. in 1922 in the Kostroma region Graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University in 1951, postgraduate studies in 1954. In 1955-1976. at the Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. In 1963-1975. worked part-time at the Department of Logic of the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University, in 1965-1968. headed this department. PhD. Sciences, professor, member of the academies of Finland, Italy, Bavaria, the Academy of Social. Sciences of the Russian Federation, Academy of Russian. literature, etc. In 1976. for publishing books in the West that criticized Soviet society, he was fired from his job, deprived of academic degrees, titles and awards. In 1978 under the threat of arrest he left for the West, deprived of Soviet citizenship. He lived in exile for 21 years, studied literature. activities, journalism and sociology. research. Awarded with many lit. and scientific premiums. Honorary citizen of a number of cities in France and Italy. Upon his return from exile, he worked as a professor of philosophy. Faculty of Moscow State University. Died in 2006