Marc Raeff
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Marc Raeff (Russian: Марк Исаевич Раев; July 28, 1923 – September 20, 2008) was a Soviet-born American historian. For most of his career he taught at Columbia University in New York, where he held the Bakhmeteff chair in Russian Studies.
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Marc Raeff | |
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Марк Исаевич Раев | |
Born | (1923-07-28)July 28, 1923 Moscow, Soviet Union |
Died | September 20, 2008(2008-09-20) (aged 85) Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
Citizenship | Soviet, American |
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Alma mater | Harvard University |
Doctoral advisor | Michael Karpovich |
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Institutions | Columbia University |
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Harvard University historian Richard Pipes says, "He was very much interested in the Western aspect of Russian culture. He was a pillar of Russian historical studies in this country."[1]