Simon Franklin
Encyclopedia
Simon Franklin is Professor of Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge
, UK. He is a Fellow of Clare College
.
In 2007 he was awarded the Lomonosov Gold Medal
by the Russian Academy of Sciences
for outstanding achievements in research in Russian history and culture.
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, UK. He is a Fellow of Clare College
Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
.
In 2007 he was awarded the Lomonosov Gold Medal
Lomonosov Gold Medal
The Lomonosov Gold Medal, named after Russian scientist and polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, is awarded each year since 1959 for outstanding achievements in the natural sciences and the humanities by the USSR Academy of Sciences and later the Russian Academy of Sciences . Two medals are awarded...
by the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
for outstanding achievements in research in Russian history and culture.
Selected bibliography
- Byzantium - Rus - Russia: Studies in the Translation of Christian Culture Ashgate, 2002
- National Identity in Russian Culture. An Introduction (ed. with Emma Widdis) Cambridge University Press, 2004