Dmitry Sergeyevich Likhachov Unit 1 Lesson 19

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He was born on the 28th of November, 1906, St.Petersburge. Likhachov

He was born on the 28th of November, 1906, St.Petersburge.
Likhachov graduated

in 1928 from the Leningrad University
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He was arrested for his speech deploring the Bolshevik reform of

He was arrested for his speech deploring the Bolshevik reform of

Russian orthography. Deported to the Solovki Special Purpos Camp, he spent 5 years studying the "criminal folklore" as he termed it.
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In 1953, Likhachov was admitted into the Soviet Academy of Sciences

In 1953, Likhachov was admitted into the Soviet Academy of Sciences

as a Corresponding Member

Likhachov returned to Leningrad unbroken, and started his spectacular scholarly career in the Pushkin House

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He defended Andrei Sakharov, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and other dissidents during their persecution by Soviet authorities.

He defended Andrei Sakharov, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and other dissidents during their

persecution by Soviet authorities.
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In 1986, he was elected the first President of the Russian Cultural Fund.

In 1986, he was elected the first President of the Russian

Cultural Fund.
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In his 80s and 90s, he became more of a public

In his 80s and 90s, he became more of a public

figure, serving as an informal advisor to St. Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak and President Boris Yeltsin.
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He died on the 30th of November in 1999 in St.Petersburg.

He died on the 30th of November in 1999 in St.Petersburg.