William Taubman ( born William Chase Taubman ; born in 1941 ) is a well-known American political scientist and historian [2] .
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| Scientific field | political science , history |
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| Known as | author of the biography Khrushchev: The Man and His Era |
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Biography
His brother is journalist Philip Taubman.
Graduate of the Bronx High School of Science . In 1962 he became a bachelor of Harvard University . He received a master ’s degree from Columbia University in 1965 , where he received a PhD degree in anthropology in 1969 . Trained at MSU . [3]
His wife, Jane A. Taubman , is also a professor at Amherst College . She teaches Russian .
2004 Pulitzer Prize winner in the Biography or Autobiography nomination for the 2003 biography Khrushchev: The Man and His Era . [4] For this work, the author was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2006 [5] and the National Book Critics Circle Prize in 2003 . [6] In 2008, the book was published in Russia as part of the biographical series “ Life of remarkable people .” [7]
- The most important thing that Khrushchev did, says Taubman, was against Stalin and Stalinism and released millions of victims of his terror from prisons [8] .
Literature and Publications
- William Taubman, Jane Taubman Moscow Spring. - Summit Books, 1989.
- Khrushchev: The Man and His Era. - WW Norton & Company, 2003. - ISBN 0-393-05144-7 .
- Khrushchev = Khrushchev: The Man and His Era. - 2nd. - M .: Young Guard, 2008 .-- 850 p. - (The life of wonderful people). - ISBN 5-235-02838-4 .
- Gorbachev: His Life and Times. - WW Norton & Company, 2017 .-- ISBN 978-0-393-64701-3 .
- Gorbachev. His life and time / Transl. from English T. Azarkovich, O. Tikhomirova. - M .: AST, Corpus, 2019 .-- 768 p. - ISBN 978-5-17-102301-0
Rewards
- Order of Friendship ( October 28, 2009 , Russia ) - for his great contribution to the development of cultural ties with the Russian Federation, the preservation and popularization of the Russian language and Russian culture [9] .
Notes
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Rose Brady. A ruthless apparatchik, an insecure leader . Profile (March 21, 2003). Date of treatment July 2, 2010. Archived March 30, 2012.
- ↑ William C. Taubman Bertrand Snell Professor of Political Science . amherst.edu. Date of treatment July 1, 2010.
- ↑ The 2004 Pulitzer Prize Winners Biography or Autobiography . pulitzer.org. Date of treatment July 1, 2010. Archived March 30, 2012.
- ↑ William Taubman 2006 Creative Arts - Biography . gf.org. Date of treatment July 1, 2010. Archived March 30, 2012.
- ↑ National Book Critics Circle Award . National Book Critics Circle Award. Date of treatment July 1, 2010. Archived March 30, 2012.
- ↑ Taubman U. Khrushchev . Young Guard (publishing house) . Date of treatment June 30, 2010. Archived March 30, 2012.
- ↑ William Taubman: “I would prefer that Khrushchev and not Stalin be the head of my country” - Izvestia
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of October 28, 2009 No. 1216 “On the Awarding of the Citizens of the United States of America with the Order of Friendship”