Boris Porshnev

Russian historian (1905–1972)
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Boris Porshnev

Summary

Boris Porshnev is a human[1]. He was born in Saint Petersburg[2]. He was born on February 22, 1905[3]. He died in Moscow[4]. He died on November 26, 1972[5]. He worked as an anthropologist[6], historian[7], university teacher[8], and sociologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Boris Porshnev was born in Saint Petersburg[2].
  • Boris Porshnev passed away in Moscow[4].
  • Boris Porshnev was born on February 22, 1905[3].
  • Boris Porshnev was born on January 1, 1905[11].
  • Boris Porshnev died on November 26, 1972[5].
  • Boris Porshnev died on January 1, 1972[12].
  • Burial took place at Cemetery in Donskoy Monastery[13].
  • Boris Porshnev held citizenship in Soviet Union[14].
  • Boris Porshnev's professions included anthropologist[6].
  • Boris Porshnev worked as a historian[7].
  • Boris Porshnev worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Boris Porshnev worked as a sociologist[9].
  • Boris Porshnev's field of work was history[15].
  • Boris Porshnev's field of work was sociology[16].
  • Boris Porshnev's field of work was philosophy[17].
  • Boris Porshnev's field of work was cryptozoology[18].
  • Boris Porshnev's field of work was social movement[19].
  • Boris Porshnev's field of work was Thirty Years' War[20].
  • Among Boris Porshnev's employers was Kazan Federal University[21].
  • Among Boris Porshnev's employers was State University of Education[22].
  • Among Boris Porshnev's employers was Moscow Institute of Philosophy, Literature, and History[23].
  • Boris Porshnev was employed by Institute of History of the Soviet Academy of Sciences[24].
  • Boris Porshnev was employed by Institute of World History[25].
  • Among Boris Porshnev's employers was Lomonosov Moscow State University[26].
  • Boris Porshnev was educated at Faculty of Social Sciences of Moscow State University[27].

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Origins and Family

Boris Porshnev was born in Saint Petersburg[2]. Recorded date of birth include February 22, 1905[3] and January 1, 1905[11].

Education

Educated at Faculty of Social Sciences of Moscow State University[27], a faculty of social sciences[28], in Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[29], founded in 1919[30] and Lomonosov Moscow State University[31], a public university[32], in Russia[33], founded in 1755[34], headquartered in Moscow[35]. Doctoral advisors include Viacheslav Volgin[36], Sergey Piontkovsky[37], and Vladimir Nevsky[38]. Academic degrees include Doctor of Historical Sciences[39] and Doktor Nauk in Philosophy[40]. Boris Porshnev studied under Viacheslav Volgin[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[6], historian[7], university teacher[8], and sociologist[9]. Fields of work include history[15]; sociology[16], an academic discipline[42]; philosophy[17], an academic discipline[43]; cryptozoology[18], a branch of science[44]; social movement[19], a type of world view[45]; and Thirty Years' War[20], a religious war[46], in Holy Roman Empire[47]. Employers include Kazan Federal University[21], a federal university[48], in Russia[49], founded in 1804[50], headquartered in Kazan[51]; State University of Education[22], a university[52], in Russia[53], founded in 1931[54]; Moscow Institute of Philosophy, Literature, and History[23], a school[55], in Russia[56], founded in 1931[57]; Institute of History of the Soviet Academy of Sciences[24], an institute[58], in Soviet Union[59], founded in 1936[60]; Institute of World History[25], an Institute of the Russian Academy of Science[61], in Soviet Union[62], founded in 1968[63], headquartered in Leninsky Avenue[64]; and Lomonosov Moscow State University[26], a public university[65], in Russia[66], founded in 1755[67], headquartered in Moscow[68]. Notable students include Anatoly Ado[69] and Gennady Kucherenko[70]. Boris Porshnev supervised Anatoly Ado as a doctoral student[71].

Recognition

Awards received include Stalin Prize, 3rd degree[72], an award[73] and honorary doctorate of the Université de Clermont-Ferrand[74], an award[75], in France[76].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include November 26, 1972[5] and January 1, 1972[12]. Boris Porshnev died in Moscow[4]. Burial took place at Cemetery in Donskoy Monastery[13].

Why It Matters

Boris Porshnev ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (101 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[77] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[78]

FAQs

Where was Boris Porshnev born?

Boris Porshnev was born in Saint Petersburg[2].

Where did Boris Porshnev die?

Boris Porshnev died in Moscow[4].

What did Boris Porshnev do for work?

Boris Porshnev worked as anthropologist[6], historian[7], university teacher[8], and sociologist[9].

Where did Boris Porshnev go to school?

Boris Porshnev was educated at Faculty of Social Sciences of Moscow State University[27] and Lomonosov Moscow State University[31].

What awards did Boris Porshnev receive?

Honors received include Stalin Prize, 3rd degree[72] and honorary doctorate of the Université de Clermont-Ferrand[74].

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