Jamie Glazov
Encyclopedia
Jamie Glazov is the managing editor of Frontpage Magazine
, the online publication founded by David Horowitz. He specializes in Soviet Studies, and U.S. and Canadian foreign policy.
period, and signed the Letter of Twelve, denouncing Soviet human rights abuses. His mother, Marina Glazov, was also an active dissident, typing and circulating Samizdat
, underground political literature. Glazov's father took the risk of applying for a visa
to exit the USSR. Avoiding imprisonment, Yuri Glazov and his family left the USSR in 1972 and settled in Halifax, in 1975, when Jamie was nine.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s Glazov attended Dalhousie University
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, earning a bachelor's degree in Political Science. Glazov holds a Ph.D.
in History from York University
in Canada. He used to write the "Dr. Progressive" column at EnterStageRight.
Glazov wrote and edited the introduction to David Horowitz's recent book Left Illusions. He is also the co-editor (with David Horowitz) of the book The Hate America Left, and is the author of Canadian Policy Toward Khrushchev's Soviet Union (McGill-Queen's University Press
, 2002) as well as 15 Tips on How to be a Good Leftist.
Despite holding Canadian citizenship, he wrote in one of his articles: "Canada is based on anti-Americanism
. It is built in opposition to America. Without anti-Americanism, Canada would cease to exist."
In an interview with G. Gordon Liddy
, he appeared on CSPAN2's Book TV
on April 6, 2009.
In 2009 he came out with the book entitled United in Hate: The Left's Romance with Tyranny and Terror.
FrontPageMag.com
FrontPage Magazine is a conservative online political magazine, edited by David Horowitz and published by the David Horowitz Freedom Center , a non-profit organization in Los Angeles, California.-FPM Man of the Year:On January 1, 2007, FrontPage Magazine named Ignacio Ramos and Jose...
, the online publication founded by David Horowitz. He specializes in Soviet Studies, and U.S. and Canadian foreign policy.
Life and career
Glazov's father, Yuri Glazov, was a Soviet dissident during the Leonid BrezhnevLeonid Brezhnev
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , presiding over the country from 1964 until his death in 1982. His eighteen-year term as General Secretary was second only to that of Joseph Stalin in...
period, and signed the Letter of Twelve, denouncing Soviet human rights abuses. His mother, Marina Glazov, was also an active dissident, typing and circulating Samizdat
Samizdat
Samizdat was a key form of dissident activity across the Soviet bloc in which individuals reproduced censored publications by hand and passed the documents from reader to reader...
, underground political literature. Glazov's father took the risk of applying for a visa
Visa (document)
A visa is a document showing that a person is authorized to enter the territory for which it was issued, subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry. The authorization may be a document, but more commonly it is a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport...
to exit the USSR. Avoiding imprisonment, Yuri Glazov and his family left the USSR in 1972 and settled in Halifax, in 1975, when Jamie was nine.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s Glazov attended Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University is a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university comprises eleven faculties including Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. It also includes the faculties of architecture, planning and engineering located at...
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, earning a bachelor's degree in Political Science. Glazov holds a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in History from York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
in Canada. He used to write the "Dr. Progressive" column at EnterStageRight.
Glazov wrote and edited the introduction to David Horowitz's recent book Left Illusions. He is also the co-editor (with David Horowitz) of the book The Hate America Left, and is the author of Canadian Policy Toward Khrushchev's Soviet Union (McGill-Queen's University Press
McGill-Queen's University Press
The McGill-Queen's University Press is a joint venture between McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario....
, 2002) as well as 15 Tips on How to be a Good Leftist.
Despite holding Canadian citizenship, he wrote in one of his articles: "Canada is based on anti-Americanism
Anti-Americanism
The term Anti-Americanism, or Anti-American Sentiment, refers to broad opposition or hostility to the people, policies, culture or government of the United States...
. It is built in opposition to America. Without anti-Americanism, Canada would cease to exist."
In an interview with G. Gordon Liddy
G. Gordon Liddy
George Gordon Liddy was the chief operative for the White House Plumbers unit that existed from July–September 1971, during Richard Nixon's presidency. Separately, along with E. Howard Hunt, Liddy organized and directed the Watergate burglaries of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in...
, he appeared on CSPAN2's Book TV
Book TV
Book TV is the name given to weekend programming on the American cable network C-SPAN2 airing from 8 a.m. Eastern Time Saturday morning to 8 a.m. Eastern Time Monday morning each week. The 48 hour block of programming is focused on non-fiction books and authors, featuring programs in the format of...
on April 6, 2009.
In 2009 he came out with the book entitled United in Hate: The Left's Romance with Tyranny and Terror.