Philologist Konstantin Polivanov Dies in Moscow
Konstantin Polivanov, a philologist and literary scholar specializing in Boris Pasternak and Anna Akhmatova, died in Moscow at the age of 66. He was a researcher in structural-applied linguistics and defended a doctoral dissertation on 'Doctor Zhivago' as a historical novel in 2015.
Consensus
- Konstantin Polivanov died in Moscow
- He was 66 years old at the time of death
- He was a philologist and literary scholar
- He specialized in the works of Boris Pasternak and Anna Akhmatова
- He was a specialist in structural-applied linguistics
- He defended a doctoral dissertation in 2015 on 'Doctor Zhivago' as a historical romance
- He was a candidate of philological sciences
- He taught at Lyceum No. 1525 'Vorob'yovy Gory' and the National Research University Higher School of Economics
Points of divergence
- The cause of death may have been heart problems — vedomosti
- The date and place of the farewell ceremony have not yet been announced — vedomosti
- Polivanov defended a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Russian literature — vesti
- Polivanov defended his doctoral dissertation at Tartu University — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Philologist and literary scholar Konstantin Polivanov has died — Ведомости
- In Moscow, Philologist Polyakov Died at Age 67 — Вести