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Alexander Bovin

Soviet diplomat (1930-2004) · Russia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 73

Aleksandr Yevgenyevich Bovin was a Soviet and Russian journalist, political scientist and diplomat, notable for being the first Soviet, and then Russian ambassador to Israel after the re-establishment of Soviet-Israeli diplomatic relations.

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2004Died29 April 20041999Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd classAward1981USSR State PrizeAward1980Order of LeninAward1971Order of the October RevolutionAward1967Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1930Born9 August 1930

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Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class1999
USSR State Prize1981
Order of Lenin1980
Order of the October Revolution1971
Order of the Red Banner of Labour1967
Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude

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He was a leading journalist of Soviet Union and Russia of the late 20th century. The New York Times called him "one of the most colorful and daring commentators of the late Soviet period" and The Washington Post also said he was "widely regarded as the Soviet Union's most sophisticated and best-informed political commentator".

Country
Russia
Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2004 · aged 73