Igor Chubais

Igor Chubais
Native name Игорь Чубайс
Born (1947-04-26) 26 April 1947
East Berlin
Alma mater Saint Petersburg State University
Era Contemporary
Region Russia
Institutions Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Main interests
 philosophy, russian studies

Igor Borisovich Chubais (Russian: И́горь Бори́сович Чуба́йс; born 26 April 1947, East Berlin[1]) is a Russian philosopher and sociologist, Doctor of Sciences, and the author of many scientific and journalistic works. He is an initiator of the introduction of the Russian education system a new subject Russian studies.[2] He is the first dean of "Russian studies" department at the Institute of Social Sciences and the director of Inter-University center for Russian studies in the faculty of Humanities and social Sciences Peoples' Friendship University of Russia.[3] He is a board member of the Russian Writers Union.[4]

He is the older brother of Russian politician and businessman Anatoly Chubais.[5] Igor Chubais does not endorse political activity of his brother and does not communicate with him.[6]

In 2010 he signed a petition of Russian opposition Putin must go.

In September 2014, he signed a statement demanding to stop aggressive adventure: to withdraw from the territory of Ukraine of Russian troops and stop the propaganda, material and military support to separatists in Eastern Ukraine.[7]

References

  1. ↑ «Первые шаги Железного Талейрана» — Белорусская деловая газета
  2. ↑ Игорь Борисович Чубайс
  3. ↑ Телефонный справочник РУДН
  4. ↑ Русская служба новостей
  5. ↑ Чубайс, Анатолий Collection of materials at Lenta.ru (in Russian)
  6. ↑ «Брата два» — Вслух.ру
  7. ↑ Заявление «Круглого стола 12 декабря» к Маршу Мира 21-го сентября
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