Richard Kosolapov

Richard Ivanovich Kosolapov (Russian: Ричард Иванович Косолапов; 25 March 1930 – 15 November 2020) was a Soviet Russian scientist, author, social philosopher and journalist. He was born in Novonikolaevskaya, Volgograd Oblast. He was a Professor at the Moscow State University (MSU).

Starting in 1974, he became the First Deputy Chief Editor of Pravda, and in 1976 became the Editor-in-Chief of the Kommunist, a post which he held until 1986. During his time at Kommunist, he was twice elected to the Central Committee of the CPSU, in 1976 and 1981.

Kosolapov died on 15 November 2020 in Moscow at the age of 90.