Andrey Ivanovich Dikiy (russian: Андрей Иванович Дикий; real surname Zankevich; February 9, 1893 – September 4, 1977) was a Russian writer,

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politician and journalist, and a member of the Vlasov movement, known for his

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and

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. Dikiy has been described by Christian

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ist Dmitry Talantsev as one of the main theorists of Judophobia.

Biography

Zankevich was born into a noble family, at the family estate in the village of Gaivoron, Chernigov Obl. 30 km south of

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(now in

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). His father was an owner of a large sugar factory and sugar beet plantation. His mother's maiden name was Kandiba. Andrey had three brothers and one sister. He emigrated to

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in the aftermath of the

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. There he was active in the anti-Soviet community, and was a member of the executive committee of the

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. He moved to the

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after

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and was a prolific publisher of articles in the

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press characterized as pseudo-scientific, antisemitic and anti-Ukrainian. His writings were extensively used by

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in his tract ''

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''. Dikiy spent his summers living on Springer Street in

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Retrieved 2017-04-24. He died on September 4, 1977, in New York and was buried at the Russian Orthodox

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Cemetery in

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References

Bibliography

Неизвращённая история Украины-Руси: В 2 томах. Нью-Йорк.

Евреи в России и СССР: Исторический очерк. Нью-Йорк, 1967.

External links

* ttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80329928/andrew-ivanovich-diky Andrew Ivanovich Zankevich Dikyat

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