Yuri Afanasiev

Soviet and Russian politician and historian (1934-2015) · Russia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 81

Yury Nikolayevich Afanasyev was a Soviet/Russian historian and one of the leaders of Russia's democratic movement in the late 1980s - early 1990s.

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Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University2005

Honorary Doctorate of Tours University1992

Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar Star

Order of the Three Stars, 4th Class

Knight of the Legion of Honour

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas

January 13th commemorative medal

Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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He was also the rector of the Moscow State Institute of History and Archives which he transformed in 1991 into the Russian State University of Humanities (RSUH) and led until 2003, making it into one of Russia's most internationally prominent educational institutions.

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