Oleg Khlevniuk

Russian historian
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Summary

Oleg Khlevniuk was born on July 7, 1959[1], in Vinnytsia[2]. He has worked as a historian[3], university teacher[4], and archivist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (933 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Soviet Union[7], Russia[8]
  • Native language: Russian[9]
  • Field of work: history of the Soviet Union[10], history[11]
  • Employer: National Research University – Higher School of Economics[12]
  • Award received: Enlightener Prize[13]
  • Member of: Royal Historical Society[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Historical Sciences[16]
  • Family name: Khlevnyuk[17]
  • Given name: Oleg[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[19]
  • Name in native language: Олег Витальевич Хлевнюк[20]

Why It Matters

Oleg Khlevniuk has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Oleg Khlevniuk born?

Oleg Khlevniuk was born in Vinnytsia[2].

What did Oleg Khlevniuk do for work?

Oleg Khlevniuk worked as a historian[3], university teacher[4], and archivist[5].

What awards did Oleg Khlevniuk receive?

Honors received include Enlightener Prize[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . premiaprosvetitel.ru. premiaprosvetitel.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'pt', 'ru', 'uk', 'vi']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57985|batch #57985]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  2. 6w ago · Wiki6518 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → history of the Soviet Union, history
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Field of work: history, Added from LC Name Authority File n88040478"
  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0266502-Chlevnjuk-Oleg-Vitaljevic-1959
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0266502-Chlevnjuk-Oleg-Vitaljevic-1959, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259654|batch #259654]]"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Academic degree → Doctor of Historical Sciences
    Given name → Oleg
    Field of work → history of the Soviet Union, history
    Family name → Khlevnyuk
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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