Richard Stites

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Richard Stites
Born	December 2, 1931 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 7, 2010(2010-03-07) (aged 78) Helsinki, Finland
Nationality	American
Occupation	Historian, author

Richard Thomas Stites (December 2, 1931 – March 7, 2010) was a historian of Russian culture.^[1]

In 1978 he published The Women's Liberation Movement in Russia: Feminism, Nihilism and Bolshevism, 1860-1930, a book that opened up a new discipline of Russian studies.

In 1984, he wrote the introductory essay for an English translations of Alexander Bogdanov's science fiction novel Red Star.

In 1989 he published Revolutionary Dreams: Utopian Vision and Experimental Life in the Russian Revolution.

He also edited several books on Russian popular culture, notably Bolshevik Culture (1985), Mass Culture in Soviet Russia and Culture and Entertainment in Wartime Russia (both in 1995).

He died in Helsinki, Finland from complications of cancer on March 7, 2010, aged 78.

References

↑ William Grimes, "Richard Stites, Historian of Russian Culture, Dies at 78", The New York Times, March 12, 2010, available online.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 4948685 LCCN: n83222898 ISNI: 0000 0001 0864 4941 GND: 130295132 BNF: cb12043868t

Persondata
Name	Stites, Richard
Alternative names
Short description	American historian
Date of birth	December 2, 1931
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death	March 7, 2010
Place of death	Helsinki, Finland

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