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Curriculum Vitae
Afanasyev
Yuri Nikolaevich,
Doctor of Sciences (History),
Professor, Academician, born on September 5, 1934 in
the town of Mina, Ulianovsk Region, Russian Federation
Educational
Background
1957
- Moscow University, History Department
1971 - Academy of Social Sciences, History Department.
Candidate of Sciences (History)
1971,1976 - Paris University (La Sorbonne)
1981 - Academy of Social Sciences, History Department.
Doctor of Sciences (History)
Professional
activities
1968
- 1971 - Post-graduate student of History Department
of the Academy of Social Sciences
1972 - 1982 - Vice-president in charge of academic
studies of the High Komsomol School, Assistant Professor
of the Department of Universal History
1982 - 1986 - Senior research fellow, Head of the
"History of Culture of Foreign Countries" Section
of the Institute of Universal History of the Academy
of Sciences of the USSR
1983 - 1986 - Editor of History Section, member of
the Editorial Board of the "Communist" Magazine
1986 to date - Head of Moscow State History and Archives
Institute.
1991 - 2003 - rector of the Russian State University
for the Humanities
2003 - 2006 - president of the Russian State University
for the Humanities
Scientific
activities
1981
- 1989 - Member of the Council of Experts for historical
sciences of the USSR Higher Accreditation Committee
1982 - 1990 - Member of the Specialized Scientific Council
of the Institute of Universal History of the USSR Academy
of Sciences
1986 to date - Chairman of the Specialized Scientific
Council on Russian History of Moscow State History and
Archives Institute
1986 - 1990 - Chairman of the Academic Council of Moscow
State History and Archives Institute
1990 - Honorary Doctor of Humanities of Amherst College
(USA)
1993 - Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1993 - Honorary Doctor of Sciences of Francois Rabelais
University Tours (France)
1993 - Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa. The Jewish
Theological Seminary of America (USA)
1995 - Academician of the Academy for Humanities Research
(Moscow, Russia)
1995 - Acting Member of the Academy for the Humanities
(Saint Petersburg, Russia)
1995 - Honorary Doctor of Beloit College (Wisconsin,
USA)
1991 to date - Chairman of the Academic Council of the
Russian State University for the Humanities
Positions
of Responsibility
1989
- 1991 - People's Deputy of the USSR
1991 - 1993 - People's Deputy of the Russian Federation
1988 - Chairman of the All-Union Voluntary Historical
and Educational Social Organization "Memorial"
1988 - Member of the Board of the Intelligentsia Club
of the Social Organization "Moscow Tribune"
1989 - 1992 Co-chairman of the "Democratic Russia" movement
1991 - Laureate of the International Human Rights Defense
Committee. Lawyers Association. Minnesota (USA)
1993 - Member of the group "Independent Civil Initiative"
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