Vladimir TRUKHANOVSKY, USSR Historian. Doctor of History Science since 1958; Professor, Moscow Institute for International Relations; senior associate, Institute of History, USSR Academy of Science; Chief Editor, journal “Voprosy istorii” (Problems of History), since 1960.
Career
Specialist in modern hist, and hist, of international relations and USSR foreign policy. 1957-1960 member, Editor Board, journal “Novaya i noveyshaya istoriya” (Modern and Current History). 1958 presented paper on “Soviet Sources, Methods and Plans for Writing the History of World War II” at 1st Conference of Soviet-British Historians, London.
1960 member, Soviet delegation at 11th International Congress of History Science, Stockholm.
Religion
Religious edicts impose irrational rules on people’s behaviour.
Views
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.