Academician Fursenko died

On Monday night, at the age of 81, the outstanding Russian scientist, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Aleksandrovich Fursenko, died. The world-famous Russian historian created an entire school of Russian American studies. Many of the scientist’s works devoted to the Cold War period became bestsellers not only in Russia, but also overseas.

He has written fundamental works in the field of American history: “History of the United States”, “History of US Foreign Policy and Diplomacy” (1994), “The Formation of the American State” (1992), “Dictionary of American History” (1997). The documented history of the Cuban Missile Crisis (“Crazy Risk: The Secret History of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962”), co-written by him with American researcher Timothy Naftali, became a bestseller in the United States and was reprinted twice in Russia.

A year ago, Alexander Fursenko and Naftali received a prestigious British award - the Duke of Westminster Medal for the book “Khrushchev and the Cold War”.

Alexander Fursenko was born in Leningrad on November 11, 1927. Graduated from the Faculty of History and graduate school at Leningrad State University. Since 1987 - Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, since 1990 - Academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences, since 1996 - Member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician-Secretary of the Department of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Fursenko's eldest son, Andrei, is the Minister of Education and Science of Russia. The younger one, Sergei, was until recently the general director of the Lentransgaz company and the president of the Zenit football club, and now heads the National Media Group.

"News Time"