Yuri Afanasiev

Soviet and Russian politician and historian (1934-2015)
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Yuri Afanasiev

Summary

Yuri Afanasiev is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mayna[2]. He was born on +1934-09-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Moscow[4]. He died on +2015-09-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6], historian[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Yuri Afanasiev was born in Mayna[2].
  • Yuri Afanasiev died in Moscow[4].
  • Yuri Afanasiev was born on +1934-09-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Yuri Afanasiev was born on +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Yuri Afanasiev died on +2015-09-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Yuri Afanasiev held citizenship in Soviet Union[11].
  • Yuri Afanasiev held citizenship in Russia[12].
  • Russian was Yuri Afanasiev's native language[13].
  • Yuri Afanasiev worked as a politician[6].
  • Yuri Afanasiev's professions included historian[7].
  • Yuri Afanasiev worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Yuri Afanasiev's field of work was history[14].
  • Yuri Afanasiev's field of work was politics[15].
  • Yuri Afanasiev held the position of people's deputy of union of socialist soviet republics[16].
  • Yuri Afanasiev was employed by Moscow Institute for History and Archives[17].
  • Yuri Afanasiev's education included a stint at MSU Faculty of History[18].
  • Yuri Afanasiev received the Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar Star[19].
  • Yuri Afanasiev received the Order of the Three Stars, 4th Class[20].
  • Yuri Afanasiev received the Knight of the Legion of Honour[21].
  • Yuri Afanasiev received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland[22].
  • Yuri Afanasiev received the Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas[23].
  • Yuri Afanasiev received the January 13th commemorative medal[24].
  • Yuri Afanasiev was a member of Academy of Sciences of the USSR[25].
  • Yuri Afanasiev's image is recorded as RIAN archive 418402 People's Deputy of USSR Yury Afanasyev attends Moscow meeting to support Boris Yeltsin and Russian presidential referendum.jpg[26].
  • Yuri Afanasiev is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Yuri Afanasiev's place of birth was Mayna[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1934-09-05T00:00:00Z[3] and +1934-01-01T00:00:00Z[10]. Russian was his native language[13].

Education

Yuri Afanasiev's education included a stint at MSU Faculty of History[18]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6], historian[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include history[14] and politics[15], an academic discipline[29]. Yuri Afanasiev was employed by Moscow Institute for History and Archives[17]. He held the position of people's deputy of union of socialist soviet republics[16]. He supervised Nikolay Mitrokhin as a doctoral student[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar Star[19], a grade of an order[31], in Sweden[32]; Order of the Three Stars, 4th Class[20], a grade of an order[33], in Latvia[34], founded in 1924[35]; Knight of the Legion of Honour[21], a grade of an order[36], in France[37]; Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland[22], a grade of an order[38], in Poland[39]; Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas[23], a grade of an order[40], in Lithuania[41]; and January 13th commemorative medal[24], a commemorative medal[42], in Lithuania[43], founded in 1991[44].

Personal Life

Yuri Afanasiev was affiliated with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[45].

Death and Burial

Yuri Afanasiev died on +2015-09-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Moscow[4].

Why It Matters

Yuri Afanasiev ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Yuri Afanasiev born?

Yuri Afanasiev's place of birth was Mayna[2].

Where did Yuri Afanasiev die?

Yuri Afanasiev passed away in Moscow[4].

What did Yuri Afanasiev do for work?

Yuri Afanasiev worked as politician[6], historian[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Yuri Afanasiev go to school?

Yuri Afanasiev was educated at MSU Faculty of History[18].

What awards did Yuri Afanasiev receive?

Honors received include Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar Star[19], Order of the Three Stars, 4th Class[20], Knight of the Legion of Honour[21], and Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland[22].

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  1. [26] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [45] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. wikidata.org.
  28. [5] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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