Yuri Sokolov

Russian folklorist
Person human Q8061608
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Summary

Yuri Sokolov was born on April 7, 1889[1], in Nizhyn[2]. He died on January 15, 1941[3], in Kyiv[4]. He worked as a scientist[5], ethnologist[6], collector of fairy tales[7], and historian[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: April 20, 1889[10], 1889[11]
  • Date of death: 1941[12]
  • Place of burial: Novodevichy Cemetery[13]
  • Father: Matvi︠e︡ĭ Sokolov[14]
  • Spouse: Valentina Aleksandrovna Dynnik[15]
  • Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[16], Soviet Union[17]
  • Employer: Moscow Institute of Philosophy, Literature, and History[18]
  • Educated at: Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University[19]
  • Student: Viktor Gusev[20]
  • Member of: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Family name: Sokolov[23]
  • Given name: Yury[24]
  • Topic's main category: Q64458768[25]
  • Described by source: Bio-bibliographic Dictionary of 20th-Century Russian Writers[26], Faces of Moscow[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[28]
  • Sibling: Boris Sokolov[29]

Why It Matters

Yuri Sokolov is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Yuri Sokolov born?

Yuri Sokolov was born in Nizhyn[2].

Where did Yuri Sokolov die?

Yuri Sokolov died in Kyiv[4].

Who were Yuri Sokolov's parents?

Yuri Sokolov's father was Matvi︠e︡ĭ Sokolov[14].

Who was Yuri Sokolov married to?

Yuri Sokolov's spouses include Valentina Aleksandrovna Dynnik[15].

What did Yuri Sokolov do for work?

Yuri Sokolov worked as a scientist[5], ethnologist[6], collector of fairy tales[7], and historian[8].

Where did Yuri Sokolov go to school?

Yuri Sokolov was educated at Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Kyiv
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Russian
    Given name → Yury
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