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Nikolai Girenko
Nikolai Mikhailovich Girenko (russian: Николай Михайлович Гиренко; October 31, 1940 – June 19, 2004) was an ethnologist and human rights activist. Biography Nikolai Girenko was born in 1940 in Leningrad. He graduated in African Studies from Leningrad University's Oriental Institute in 1967. From 1967 to 1970 he worked as a translator for Soviet specialists working in Tanzania. In 1970 he began working for the Institute of Ethnography in Leningrad. Girenko received recognition in the USSR for his ethnology and African studies. Girenko taught in the university and worked for Kunstkamera. Saint Petersburg's citizens elected Girenko to the first democratic Lensovet in 1990–1993. Girenko participated in the ethnic minorities' rights group of this legislative body and chaired a similar committee of the Saint Petersburg Union of Scientists. Girenko managed scientific and education programs meant to foster tolerance and counter-act chauvinism. He and othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Girenko
Nikolai Mikhailovich Girenko (russian: Николай Михайлович Гиренко; October 31, 1940 – June 19, 2004) was an ethnologist and human rights activist. Biography Nikolai Girenko was born in 1940 in Leningrad. He graduated in African Studies from Leningrad University's Oriental Institute in 1967. From 1967 to 1970 he worked as a translator for Soviet specialists working in Tanzania. In 1970 he began working for the Institute of Ethnography in Leningrad. Girenko received recognition in the USSR for his ethnology and African studies. Girenko taught in the university and worked for Kunstkamera. Saint Petersburg's citizens elected Girenko to the first democratic Lensovet in 1990–1993. Girenko participated in the ethnic minorities' rights group of this legislative body and chaired a similar committee of the Saint Petersburg Union of Scientists. Girenko managed scientific and education programs meant to foster tolerance and counter-act chauvinism. He and othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |