Sergey Georgyevich Kara-Murza (russian: Сергей Георгиевич Кара-Мурза; born January 23, 1939, in

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) is a

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and

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and sociologist.

Biography

Sergey Kara-Murza was graduated with degree in chemistry from

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

in 1961. Between 1966 and 1972 he worked as a Soviet chemical specialist in

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. In 1983 Sergey Kara-Murza defended his doctoral thesis in history of science and technology and in 1988 became a professor. Sergey Kara-Murza taught in Russia and

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and authored several publications and academic studies dedicated to history, science and society. His theory that the golden billion, the population of the most developed countries (including the poor) lives off the rest of humanity, is popular in the Russian-speaking world. His most prominent works: ''Mind Manipulations'' published in 2000 was dedicated to establishing and describing the problem of manipulation of public opinion by pro-Western mass media in Russia and ''Soviet Civilization'', a work about history, political and economic organization of

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. In the late 1990s and early 2000s Sergey Kara-Murza wrote a number of political and philosophical works on

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and

Color revolution Colour revolution (sometimes coloured revolution) is a term used since around 2004 by worldwide media to describe various anti-regime protest movements and accompanying (attempted or successful) changes of government that took place in post ...

s. His articles were frequent in left-wing/nationalist Russian newspapers such as ''

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'',

Alexander Prokhanov Alexander Andreyevich Prokhanov (russian: Алекса́ндр Андре́евич Проха́нов; born 26 February 1938) is a Russian writer, a member of the secretariat of the Writers Union of the Russian Federation and the author of more ...

's ''

Zavtra Alexander Andreyevich Prokhanov (russian: Алекса́ндр Андре́евич Проха́нов; born 26 February 1938) is a Russian writer, a member of the secretariat of the Writers Union of the Russian Federation and the author of more ...

'' and ''

Soviet Russia The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

''. Sergey Kara-Murza became known for his anti-globalization,

anti-liberal Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality and equality before the law."political rationalism, hostility to autocracy, cultural distaste for c ...

and anti-Westernist views; however, he also rejects traditional Marxist ideology. He has sharply criticized the Russian economic reforms of the 1990s; he is in favor of a more collectivist economy. Having supported president Putin's policies he is opposed to 'color revolutions'. He is a relative of Vladimir A. Kara-Murza and

Vladimir V. Kara-Murza Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza (russian: Владимир Владимирович Кара-Мурза; born 7 September 1981) is a Russian political activist, journalist, author, and filmmaker. A protégé of Boris Nemtsov, he serves as vi ...

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