Vadim Kozhinov

Vadim Kozhinov
BornJuly 5, 1930 
DiedJanuary 25, 2001  (aged 70)
OccupationLiterary critic, literary scholar, polymath 
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20260000000000*/www.kozhinov.ru 

Vadim Valerianovich Kozhinov (Russian: Вадим Валерианович Кожинов; July 5, 1930 - January 25, 2001) was a Soviet and Russian critic, philosopher and historian. Since 1965 — member of the Union of writers of the USSR.[1]

He was born in Moscow in the family of engineer. In 1954, he graduated with honors from the Philological Faculty of Moscow State University. He studied at the graduate school of the Gorky Institute of World Literature and then worked there. In 1958 he defended his Candidat dissertation. He was a student of Evald Ilyenkov.[2] Kozhinov was influenced by Mikhail Bakhtin.[3] Kozhinov influenced Natalya Narochnitskaya.[4]

He is the author of more than 30 books. He wrote a book about Fyodor Tyutchev, published in the series The Lives of Remarkable People.[5]

He was buried at the Vvedenskoye Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Кожинов Вадим Валерианович". www.hrono.info. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  2. ^ "РУССКОЕ ВОСКРЕСЕНИЕ - Лица России - Вадим КОЖИНОВ - Интервью - Интервью для "Переплета"". kozhinov.voskres.ru. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  3. ^ "Кожинов Вадим Валерианович". www.hrono.info. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  4. ^ "Вадим Валерианович Кожинов: «венок» к 80-летию". Международный Форум «Золотой Витязь» (in Russian). 2010-10-31. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
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  6. ^ "Кожинов Вадим Валерианович". www.hrono.info. Retrieved 2026-01-29.