Education
University of Tartu.
University of Tartu.
Mihhail Lotman"s research fields include general semiotics and semiotics of culture as well as text theory and history of Russian literature.
In recent years, Lotman has been active in politics, serving as Member of Riigikogu for the conservative Resident Publica Party.
In 2010, Lotman defended Sofi Oksanen"s novel Puhdistus against its opponents in Estonia.
12th Riigikogu]
Lotman was a member of the board of Russian Cultural Society in Estonia from 1988 to 1994. Lotman is a professor of semiotics and literary theory at the Tallinn University and also a member of a research group on semiotics at the University of Tartu.