Boris Sokolov: the prominent historian and literary scholar or a skilled forger?

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Sokolov Boris V. — the Russian literary critic, historian, literary critic. The results of his literary activity cause a lot of controversy. What is remarkable about his books and why he became objectionable to the Russian authorities? About his life and work and will be discussed in this article.Boris Sokolov

Biography: Boris Sokolov

Boris was Born in Moscow on 2 January 1957. In 1979 he graduated from Moscow state University (geographical faculty), and later, in 1986, he defended his thesis and received the degree of candidate of historical Sciences at the Institute of Ethnography, USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1992 he became a doctor of philological Sciences, specializing in the same Moscow state University.

He was a Professor in the Department of social anthropology at the Russian state social University. Boris Sokolov — member of the Russian PEN-center and AIRO-XXI, a columnist for the newspaper “the Hebrew word” and regular contributor to the website ‘Face.ru”, the author about 100 articles and 60 books on Russian literature and Soviet history. His work is represented not only in the Russian language, they also translated into English, Japanese, Polish, Estonian and Latvian. For a long time was a member of the Free historical society Boris Sokolov.

Sokolov Boris V.

Books of literature

The Work of Russian literary criticism covers a variety of works including: books "Secrets of Russian writers”, “the Decoded Bulgakov: secrets of the “Master and Margarita”, “Second world: theories and facts”, “100 war», «Occupation: truth and myths”, “Secrets of the Finnish war”, “100 great politicians”, “the Great Gandhi. The righteous power”, “wolf messing”, “Secrets of the Second world”, “My book is about Vladimir Sorokin" encyclopedia “Goldeneye” and “chair” and others.

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Described by Boris Sokolov and biographies of great personalities of Sergey Yesenin, Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Peter Wrangel, Winston Churchill, Lavrenty Beria, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Boris Pasternak, Georgy Zhukov, Nadezhda Krupskaya, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Heinrich Himmler, Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Inessy Armand, Semyon Budyonny, the prophetess Vanga and etc. Many of the author's works give unexpected responses to questions regarding biographical data of his characters.

«Lost to Lee Saakashvili?": opinion of B. Sokolova

In 2008, after the publication of the article “Lost whether Saakashvili” he completed his cooperation with the Russian state social University. Sokolov in his publication claimed that Russia anyway would find an excuse for military operations against Georgia. The government of the Russian Federation played a different scenario and for a day took to Tbilisi, even if the Georgian attack on Tskhinvali was not.

Boris Sokolov books

The author of the article in his publication called Saakashvili's actions not only “rational, but only right to save his land”. Sokolov believes that Mikhail Saakashvili decided to start a war in the first day of the Olympics, which was attended by the Prime Minister (the President at that time was on holiday on the Volga), thereby to pre-empt a potential enemy. The Russian troops had for several days to recapture Tskhinvali, instead just to invade Georgia. Boris Sokolov says that this plan was developed in advance, and an undoubted winner in this conflict, he believes Georgia, as “she now has the chance to join NATO as ever”. But Russia, according to the author, lost.

After the publication of Sokolov was asked to write the application on dismissal at own will. According to him, this happened after a call to the rectorate of the presidential Administration. From the website of the newspaper the article was immediately removed.

The historian in Charge of impropriety

Boris Sokolov has performed as an expert of film The Soviet Story, which has caused numerous disputes and accusations of fraud and manipulation. In 2010 he signed an appeal of the opposition that Putin must go. In 2015, commented on the annexation of Crimea to Russia: «Russia took the territory, it is, in fact, not needed. The territory, which does not bear any value for the country — or cultural, economic or military-strategic”. Because of such Frank statements in may 2016, he was accused of incorrectly quoting the work of others, mistreatment of sources and excluded from the Free historical society.

Boris Sokolov, historian

Error in data: an accident or a fraud?

Some writers argue that Sokolov has so many errors and inaccuracies. Many commentators, sociologists and historians data on losses of the red army during world war II, leading the falcons in their publications, considered unreliable. In the book “Wins” Sokolov counts the fallen soldiers of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. However, the method by which he does it, and quite inaccurate, as it was proved later by other researchers, greatly distorts the real figures. In particular, when Sokolov has estimated losses of Russian soldiers.

Academician Gennady Osipov says Boris Sokolov — historian, so it should only operate on the proven facts, and he has been unclear. All his calculations, he was absurd, and he himself is “tirelessa professional forger”. Nevertheless, the work of Sokolov worthy of attention. In his books the reader will find many interesting and new, you will discover the historical Chronicles on the other hand, will solve many of the mysteries of the great works of world literature.

biography of Boris Sokolov

Conclusion

In any case, the reader, are you acquainted with the work of Boris Sokolov, or someone else, make your conclusions not on the basis of others ' opinions and stereotypes, and based on our own analysis and experience.


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