Biography
Yuri Zhukov is an archive historian whose activities are concentrated on studying the period of the 1920-1950s. Zhukov received fame as a researcher of the Stalinist era. As a documentist writer, he issued a number of books, monographs and programs dedicated to historical events.Childhood and youth
Yuri Nikolaevich Zhukov was born in Krasnogorsk, in the Moscow region, January 22, 1938. The boy's childhood accounted for difficult war years. He witnessed bloodshed, deprivation and the Great Patriotic War.
Humanitarian sciences of Zhukov began to be interested in the youth. Having received secondary education, Yuri graduated from the Moscow Historical and Archive Institute. At first he worked as a journalist in the news agency "News".
Personal life
About whom the parents of the researcher were, whether he has a wife and his own family, nothing is known. In view of the age, Yuri Nikolaevich does not pay attention to social networks except for the filming of the thematic blog. Now the personal life of the scientist is closely related to professional activities.Science and books
In 1976, Yuri Zhukov defended his thesis, the theme of which was the Soviet culture in the refraction of Western historiography and critics. The writer was headed by the history of the USSR history, working in the Publishing House "Soviet Encyclopedia". Zhukov was at the head of the Commission, under which the development and production of scientific collections was carried out. During this period, Yuri Nikolayevich began to regularly publish the author articles, the topics of which were the policies and economics of the USSR.
In 1993, the documentary defended the doctoral on the formation of Soviet organizations engaged in the protection of monuments during the civil war. Yuri Zhukov became the main researcher at the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and also entered the Russian Geographical Society. During this period, I saw the light "Operation" Hermitage ", dedicated to repression in the Soviet science and victims of Gulag.
In the works of Zhukov, the period of controlling the country by Joseph Stalin pays close attention. By occupying a prostalist position, the scientist criticizes the current state of science and education.
In the 2000s, the writer participated in the television shows, which were held on the air of the NTV channels and Russia. The programs had the goal of justifying Stalin's severe managerial strategy, and the author considered the decisions of the statesman from different points of view. In the book "The Mystery of the Kremlin: Stalin, Molotov, Beria, Malenkov" researcher led the personal characteristics of statesmen, and also analyzed their decisions in matters of defense, economics and industry.
The number of books published in this period belongs to the work of "other Stalin. Political reforms in the USSR in 1933-1937. ", Issued in 2003. Talking about the policy of the head of the USSR, Yuri Nikolayevich noted: in his opinion, the managerial was the first to speak about the electoral law. Joseph Vissarionovich allegedly provided it with citizens who did not have freedom of choice in the king. Zhukov also spoke of an attempt to organize alternative elections undertaken in 1936. This indicated the intention to bring the election system to the one that was accepted in the country today. In 2010, the light saw the publishing "Table Book of Stalinista".
Representatives of the profile sphere criticize the theories of Yuri Nikolayevich. Colleagues refer to the desire for Stalin's rehabilitation and that assumptions are not supported by the facts. Zhukov represents the audience of Stalin-reformer, forming an alternative story.
Opponents, including a journalist Lion deeds, could not accept the attempts to justify the "big terror" as a method for reducing the risks of revolution and wars. The Russian policy researcher Gennady Kostrchchenko even condemned the anti-Semitic views of Yuri Zhukov in the matter of justifying the terrorist actions of Joseph Stalin.
In 2011, published an interview with Zhukov dedicated to the shooting in Katyn. The historian challenged some generally accepted facts, calling for an independent investigation. Justifying the discrepancies in views with colleagues, Yuri Nikolaevich Zhukov Calima for the bodies and disregard for details.
In the book "The reverse side of the NEPA. Economy and political struggle in the USSR ", published in 2014, Yuri Nikolayevich gave an assessment of the crisis that occurred in the country and explained the causes of economic failures in the relevant period.
The works of Yuri Zhukov attracts an audience of deep expertise and a simple language accessible to the reader. In addition to the chronology of events, the writer is based on the analysis of documents and features of the era.
Yuri Zhukov now
The creative biography of Yuri Nikolayevich continues to development, despite his old age. The archive historian was realized in the pedagogical sphere and reads lectures, and the bibliography is periodically updated with new works. In addition, the researcher gives an interview, and his photo publishes the media.In 2020, Zhukov became an invited expert of the subcaster "RUSSIAN LESSONS" of the radio channel "Says Moscow". Zhukov also develops the author's Youtyub-Channel dedicated to the historical events of the era on which it is profiled.
Bibliography
- 1985 - "Preserved Revolution"
- 1987 - "Immortality of the National Earth: Monuments of the Military Glory of the Russian People and Memorials of the Patriotic War 1812
- 1988 - "Memory of the Fatherland: preservation of cultural and historical heritage in the USSR"
- 1989 - "The formation and activities of the Soviet bodies for the protection of monuments of history and culture (1917-1920)"
- 1990 - "When the guns thundered: the salvation of architecture monuments during the Great Patriotic War"
- 1993 - "Hermitage Operation"
- 2000 - "The Secrets of the Kremlin: Stalin, Molotov, Beria, Malenkov"
- 2003 - "Other Stalin. Political reforms in the USSR in 1933-1937 "
- 2008 - "Stalin: Secrets of power"
- 2008 - "Stalin: Arctic Shield"
- 2009 - "Stalin Folk Empire"
- 2010 - "Riddle of 37 years"
- 2011 - "The first defeat of Stalin. 1917-1922 From the Russian Empire - to the USSR
- 2014 - "The reverse side of the NEPA. Economy and political struggle in the USSR. 1923-1925 "
- 2017 - "Stalin. Step right "
- 2019 - "Stalin. Project "Arctic" "