Dimitri Obolensky
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Dimitri Dimitrievich Obolensky FBA FSA (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Оболенский; 1 April [O.S. 19 March] 1918–23 December 2001) was a Russian-British historian who was Professor of Russian and Balkan History at the University of Oxford and the author of various historical works.
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Дмитрий Оболенский | |
Born | Prince Dmitri Dmitrievich Obolensky 1 April 1918 |
Died | 23 December 2001(2001-12-23) (aged 83) |
Nationality | Russian |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Awards | Knights Bachelor |
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Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge (1937–42) |
Thesis | The Bogomils: A Study in Balkan Neo-Manichaeism (1942) |
Doctoral advisor | Elizabeth Hill |
Influences | Francis Dvornik, Ihor Ševčenko, John Meyendorff |
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Doctoral students | Anthony Bryer, Michael Angold, James Howard-Johnston, Jonathan Shepard, Simon Franklin |
Notable works | The Byzantine Commonwealth: Eastern Europe, 500–1453 |
Notable ideas | Byzantine commonwealth |
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