Boris Orlov

Russian political scientist, historian, theorist of social democracy, politician, traveler.

Date of Birth: 19.05.1930
Country:

Russia

Content:

Early Life and Education
Journalism Career
Academic Contributions
Academic Positions:
Head of the Department of International Social Democratic Movements

Early Life and Education

Alexander Yakovlevich Yakovlevwas born into a family of educators in Moscow, Russia. In 1948, he graduated from an evening school in Elektrostal and subsequently worked at a factory. In 1954, Yakovlev graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), specializing in international and state law.

Journalism Career

Yakovlev's journalism career spanned the following positions:

1954-1961: Correspondent in the German-language service of Moscow Radio

1961-1968: Special correspondent and political observer in the socialist countries department of the newspaper "Izvestiya"

1968-1969: Special correspondent in Prague, witness to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia

Academic Contributions

Doctorate and Research:

1969: Doctorate in Historical Sciences with a thesis on "Social and Political Roots of West German Neo-Nazism"

1980: Doctorate in Historical Sciences with a thesis on "Theoretical and Programmatic Development of the SPD after World War II (1945-75)"

Academic Positions:

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences (INION)

Head of the Department of International Social Democratic Movements

Chief Research Fellow
Political Involvement
Social Democratic Party of Russia (SDPR):
1990: Invited to the founding congress of the SDPR
1991: Member of the SDPR
1991: Member of the Presidium of the SDPR
1992: Chairman of the SDPR for six months
1993: Left the SDPR due to conflicts
1995: Became a member of the SDPR Council of Elders
Russian United Social Democratic Party (RUSDP):
2000: Member of the Political Committee
Ideologue of the party
Social Democratic Party of Russia (SDPR):

2002: Member of the Politburo of the SDPR (formed from the merger of RUSDP and the Russian Party of Social Democracy)

Political scientist

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