In St. Petersburg died literary critic George Levinton
In the Northern capital, the famous philologist and professor of the European University George Levinton died. The researcher died the day before his 78th birthday after struggling with cancer. The sad news was confirmed by the relatives of the scientist, reports TASS.
In the Northern capital, the famous philologist and professor of the European University George Levinton died. The researcher died the day before his 78th birthday after struggling with cancer. The sad news was confirmed by the relatives of the scientist, reports TASS.
George Levinton was born in Leningrad in 1948. After receiving a diploma from the Faculty of Philology of Leningrad State University, he began his career at the Institute of Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Since 1996, his professional activity has been closely connected with the European University in St. Petersburg, where he received the title of professor.
The sphere of academic interests of the researcher included Russian and Slavic folklore, semiotics, linguistics and literature. In his works he paid special attention to a deep analysis of the works of Alexander Pushkin, Osip Mandelstam and Anna Akhmatova.
George Levinton was rightfully considered one of the brightest representatives of the St. Petersburg philological school. His lectures invariably gathered full audiences, and scientific works made a huge contribution to the study of Russian culture.
