The Biographical Dictionary of the Former Soviet Union: Prominent People in All Fields from 1917 to the Present

by Jeanne Vronskaya, Vladimir Chuguev

Formerly titled Biographical Dictionary of the Soviet Union , this vast and invaluable reference features personal profiles on some 6,700 individuals that have been created from both unofficial and official sources, including personal interviews with well-known former Soviet citizens such as Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Chairman of the Moscow Stock Exchange Konstantin Borovi, artist Garif Basyrov, and leading TV program-maker Alexander Radov. Arranged alphabetically, listings (some 1,200 new and more than 5,000 revised) include birth and death dates, education, professional accomplishments, and other little-known facts, many never before made public. Entries portray 20th-century business leaders, Czarist statesmen, scientists and engineers, economists and philosophers. All of the Russian, European, and Asiatic republics are covered. Bowker-Saur deserves praise for the splendid production values heavy stock and rugged binding as well as the scholarly value of this compendium. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

704 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992