Igor Volgin
Illustration — Igor Volgin, 2011 Igor Leonidovich Volgin (born March 6, 1942, Molotov) is a Soviet and Russian writer and historian, poet, specialist in literature.
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Igor Volgin

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- Born
- 1942. · Perm.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Russia.
- Occupation
- poet, literary historian, television presenter, literary scholar, man of letters, philologist, writer and literary critic.
- Fields
- history, history of Russia, history of literature and Russian literature.
- Education
- MSU Faculty of History and School No. 1258.
- Teachers
- Piotr Zayonchkovskiy.
- Honours
- Order of Friendship, Mikhail Lomonosov Award, Government Prize in Culture and Russian Federation's Government Award.
- Languages
- Russian.
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Illustration — Igor Volgin, 2011 Igor Leonidovich Volgin (born March 6, 1942, Molotov) is a Soviet and Russian writer and historian, poet, specialist in literature.
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Igor Volgin studied at MSU Faculty of History and School No. Training under Piotr Zayonchkovskiy is recorded. Sergey Gandlevsky, Bakhyt Kenjeev and Aleksandr Aleksandrovič Soprovskij are recorded as having studied under Igor Volgin. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is history, history of Russia and history of literature. Employment is recorded with MSU Faculty of Journalism, Maxim Gorky Literature Institute and Lomonosov Moscow State University. Distinctions recorded are Order of Friendship, Mikhail Lomonosov Award, Government Prize in Culture and Russian Federation's Government Award.
Igor Volgin was born in March 1942 in Molotov, where his parents were in the evacuation. Father Leonid Samuilovich Volgin (1909–2002) a journalist. His mother, Rakhil Lvovna Volgina (1912–2002) corrector. In 1959 he graduated from the Moscow school No 626, from 1959 to 1964 - student MSU Faculty of History. Still during the period of study at the university he became known as a poet. Scientific interests Igor Volgin studying the life and work of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the history of Russian literature, the history of Russian journalism 19th century, Russian history. Volgin - author of over 250 scientific papers. In 1997, Igor Volgin creates Dostoevsky Foundation, whose goal is to promote the study of the life and works of Russian classics, the implementation of scientific and cultural programs. Lead author of the program Glass Bead Game on channel Russia-K.
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Wife Katya Volgina (born September 13, 1987).
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Igor Volgin is recorded with the occupation television presenter. Recorded with the occupation literary historian. Recorded as having received Order of Friendship, Mikhail Lomonosov Award and Government Prize in Culture.

Russian poet and literary historian Igor Volgin at the 21 Moscow International Fair Non/fiction 2019
Rodrigo Fernández

Russian poet and literary historian Igor Volgin at the 21 Moscow International Fair Non/fiction 2019
Rodrigo Fernández
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Igor Volgin was born on 6 March 1942.
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Igor Volgin studied at MSU Faculty of History and School No. The record notes the qualifications Doctor of Sciences in Philology and Candidate of Historical Sciences. He trained under Piotr Zayonchkovskiy. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Igor Volgin worked in history, history of Russia, history of literature, Russian literature and poetry. He was employed by MSU Faculty of Journalism, Maxim Gorky Literature Institute and Lomonosov Moscow State University. Volgin received Order of Friendship, Mikhail Lomonosov Award, Government Prize in Culture and Russian Federation's Government Award.
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