Background
Platonov, Sergei was born on June 16, 1860 in Chernigov.
Platonov, Sergei was born on June 16, 1860 in Chernigov.
Graduated from Petersburg University, 1882.
Academician, 1920. Wrote many historical works, especially on the times of Ivan the Terrible and the Time of Troubles. Refused to take part in the communist distortions of history. Arrested, 1930.
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