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Evgeniy BertelsSoviet orientalist
Date of Birth: 25.12.1890
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Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Academic and International Collaborations
- Political Controversies
- Personal Life
- Post-War Years and Death
Early Life and Education
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Gordlevsky was a prominent Soviet orientalist specializing in Iranian and Turkic studies. Born in 1884, he graduated from Petrograd University's Eastern Faculty in 1920, majoring in Iranian philology.
Academic and International Collaborations
Gordlevsky became a professor at Leningrad State University and was elected a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1939. He also received corresponding memberships in the Iranian Academy of Sciences (1944), the Turkmen Academy of Sciences (1951), and the Arab Academy of Sciences in Damascus (1955). He played a significant role in the development of the "Literary Encyclopedia" and the first edition of the "Encyclopedia of Islam."
Political Controversies
Gordlevsky's life was marked by several arrests. He was detained in Petrograd three times—in 1922, 1925 (accusations of being a "French spy"), and 1941 (accused of being a "German spy"). After his second arrest, he was forced to cooperate with the OGPU (secret police). His denunciations of colleagues resulted in their persecution.
Personal Life
Gordlevsky's son, Dmitry, born in 1917, also became a distinguished orientalist. He passed away in 2005.
Post-War Years and Death
Following the end of World War II, Gordlevsky resided in Moscow. He passed away in 1965, leaving behind a significant legacy in the field of oriental studies.
