Vadim Rogovin
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Vadim Zakharovich Rogovin was a Russia
n Marxist (Trotskyist) historian
and sociologist, Ph.D. in philosophy, Leading Researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
, an author of the 6-volume study of Stalin era between 1923 and 1940, with the emphasis on the Trotskyist opposition.
In 1998 Vadim Rogovin died of cancer
in Moscow
, survived by his wife, Galina Valiuzhenich.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Marxist (Trotskyist) historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and sociologist, Ph.D. in philosophy, Leading Researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
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, an author of the 6-volume study of Stalin era between 1923 and 1940, with the emphasis on the Trotskyist opposition.
In 1998 Vadim Rogovin died of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
in Moscow
Moscow
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, survived by his wife, Galina Valiuzhenich.