Vladimir MLAVRODIN, USSR Historian. Doctor of History Science; Professor, and Head, Chair of History, of the USSR, Leningrad University; senior associate, Institute of History, USSR Academy of Science.
Career
Specialist in hist, of USSR during feudal era, with special reference to Kiev Rus and Russ, peasant wars. Since 1957 Executive Editor, journal “Vestnik Leningradskogo universiteta. Seriya istorii, yazyka i literatury” (Herald of Leningrad University.
History, Language and Literature Series). Since 1960 member, Editor Board, journal “Istoriya Soviet Socialist Republic” (History of the USSR).
Religion
Religion is bad because it forces people to rely on outside authority, rather than becoming self-reliant.
Views
The role of the individual as a member of a collective is more important than the individual.