Dmitry Likhachov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dmitry Likhachov

Russian scholar

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1906

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1999

Profession: writer, historian, translator, literary historian, linguist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Dmitry Likhachov

  • Dmitry Sergeyevich Likhachov (Russian: ???´???? ?????´???? ???????, also Dmitri Likhachev or Likhachyov; 28 November [O.S.
  • 15 November] 1906 – 30 September 1999) was a Russian medievalist, linguist, and concentration camp survivor.
  • During his lifetime, Likhachov was considered the world's foremost scholar of the Old East Slavic language and its literature. He was revered as "the last of old St Petersburgers", and as "a guardian of national culture".
  • Due to his high profile as a Soviet dissident during his later life, Likhachov was often referred to as "Russia's conscience".

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