Background
YERUSALIMSKIY, Arkadiy was born on June 1, 1901.
YERUSALIMSKIY, Arkadiy was born on June 1, 1901.
Studied at Samara and Moscow University.
Specialized in modern and recent history of West European countries, particularly Germany. 1925-1941 senior associate, Institute of World Economy and World Politics, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences. From early 1930's taught at Institute of Red Professor, Moscow Institute of History, Philosophy and Literature and at Higher Diplomatic School.
1939-1941 head, Chair of Diplomatic Sciences, Higher Diplomatic School. 1941-1945 in Soviet Army. Headed Foreign Department, newspaper “Krasnaya zvezda”.
1945-1965 senior associate, Institute of History, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences. 1944-1956 professor, History Faculty, Moscow University. 1948-1950 head, Chair of Modem and Recent History, Moscow University.
From 1956 head, Group to Study the History of Germany, Institute of History, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Academy of Sciences. Also chairman, Soviet Section, Soviet-German Democratic Republic Historians Commission:.
Religion is bad because it forces people to rely on outside authority, rather than becoming self-reliant.
Every person has rights to express his or her opinion, but the opinion could be expressed if it was in accordance with the general interests of Soviet society.
Communist Party member from 1938.