Sergey Kara-Murza
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Russia
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n chemist
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, historian
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, political philosopher and sociologist.
Sergey Kara-Murza was graduated with degree in chemistry from Moscow State University
Moscow State University
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in 1961. Between 1966 and 1972 he worked as a Soviet chemical specialist in Cuba
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In 1983 Sergey Kara-Murza defended his doctoral thesis in history of science and technology and in 1988 became a professor.
Sergey Kara-Murza taught in Russia and Spain
Spain
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and authored several publications and academic studies dedicated to history, science and society. His most prominent works: Mind Manipulations published in 2000 was dedicated to establishing and describing the problem of manipulation of public opinion by pro-Western mass media in Russia and Soviet Civilization, a work about history, political and economic organization of USSR. In the late 1990s and early 2000s Sergey Kara-Murza wrote a number of political and philosophical works on Eurocentrism
Eurocentrism
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, Globalization
Globalization
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and Color revolution
Color revolution
Colour revolutions is a term that was widely used by the media to describe related movements that developed in several societies in the CIS and Balkan states during the early 2000s. The term has also been applied to a number of revolutions elsewhere, including in the Middle East...
s. His articles were frequent in left-wing/nationalist Russian newspapers such as Pravda
Pravda
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, Alexander Prokhanov
Alexander Prokhanov
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's Zavtra and Soviet Russia
Soviet Russia (newspaper)
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Sergey Kara-Murza became known for his anti-Globalization
Anti-globalization
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, anti-liberal
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and anti-Westernist views; however, he also rejects traditional Marxist
Marxism-Leninism
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ideology. He has sharply criticized the Russian economic reforms of 1990s; he is in favor of a more collectivist economy. Having supported president Putin's policies he is opposed to 'color revolutions'. Sergey Kara-Murza's ideological views have been described as Russian "left-wing conservatism".
He is a relative of Vladimir A. Kara-Murza
Vladimir A. Kara-Murza
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and Vladimir V. Kara-Murza
Vladimir V. Kara-Murza
Vladimir V. Kara-Murza is a Russian journalist, historian and politician. He studied in Great Britain at the John Lyon School in Harrow, London, and graduated with an B.A. and M.A. in History from Cambridge University...
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