Andrei Amalrik
Andrei Alekseevich Amalrik (Russian: Андре́й Алексе́евич Ама́льрик, 12 May 1938, Moscow – 12 November 1980, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain), alternatively spelled Andrei or Andrey, was a Soviet writer and dissident.
Andrei Alekseevich Amalrik | |
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Andrei Amalrik at a press conference in the Netherlands, 15 July 1976 | |
| Native name | Андрей Алексеевич Амальрик |
| Born | May 12, 1938 Moscow |
| Died | November 12, 1980 (aged 42) Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain |
| Occupation | historian, journalist, dissident |
| Nationality | Soviet Russian |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Genre | history |
| Literary movement | the dissident movement in the Soviet Union |
| Notable works | Involuntary Journey to Siberia Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984? |
| Spouse | Gyuzel Makudinova (1942-2014) |
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Amalrik was best known in the Western world for his 1970 essay, Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984?.
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