Valentin Alekseyev
Encyclopedia
Valentin Mikhaylovich Alekseyev (1924— 1994) was a Russia
n historian
from St.Petersburg. His major works could not pass censorship
during the Soviet times and their publications began only during the perestroika
times, although they have been circulating in samizdat
.
The Hungarian government awarded Alekseyev with the Imre Nagy Medal for his book Hungary-56.
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 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...
from St.Petersburg. His major works could not pass censorship
Censorship in the Soviet Union
Censorship in the Soviet Union was pervasive and strictly enforced.Censorship was performed in two main directions:*State secrets were handled by Main Administration for Safeguarding State Secrets in the Press was in charge of censoring all publications and broadcasting for state...
during the Soviet times and their publications began only during the perestroika
Perestroika
Perestroika was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1980s, widely associated with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
times, although they have been circulating in 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...
.
The Hungarian government awarded Alekseyev with the Imre Nagy Medal for his book Hungary-56.