Alexander Esenin-Volpin
Alexander Sergeyevich Esenin-Volpin (also written Ésénine-Volpine and Yessenin-Volpin in his French and English publications; Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Есе́нин-Во́льпин; May 12, 1924 – March 16, 2016) was a Soviet-born American poet and mathematician. He was a known dissident, political prisoner and a leader of the Soviet human rights movement. He spent a total of fourteen years incarcerated and repressed by the Soviet authorities in prisons, psikhushkas and exile. He worked at Boston University.
Alexander Esenin-Volpin | |
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Александр Сергеевич Есенин-Вольпин | |
| Born | Alexander Sergeyevich Esenin-Volpin May 12, 1924 |
| Died | March 16, 2016 (aged 91) Boston, U.S. |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union, United States |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Boston University |
In 1973 he was one of the signers of the Humanist Manifesto.[1] In 2005, Esenin-Volpin participated in "They Chose Freedom", a four-part television documentary on the history of the Soviet dissident movement.
Volpin died on March 16, 2016, aged 91.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Humanist Manifesto II". American Humanist Association. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ↑ Aleksandr Yesenin-Volpin, Prominent Soviet-Era Dissident, Dies Aged 91. 16 March 2016. http://www.rferl.org/content/aleksandr-yesenin-volpin-dissident-dead-soviet/27616399.html.
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