The scientific legacy of professor V.V. Zakharov: history, culture, translation

Abstract

The article briefly describes the milestones of the life and scientific work of Vladimir Vladimirovich Zakharov (09/13/1953–12/05/2023) — head of the Department of German Language and Culture at the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Regional Studies (Lomonosov Moscow State University), Academician of the Academy of Military Sciences of the Russian Federation, Professor, Doctor of Historical Sciences. Various aspects of his activities are considered: as a military interpreter and translator, a historian and an archivist, an organizer, and a teacher. Some key works of the scientist in various fields of military historical science are briefly analyzed: Soviet-German military, political, cultural etc. relations in the 20th century, economic aspects of the Second World War, the history of Russian and German intelligence agencies, issues of restitution of cultural and artistic values, etc. An important place in the article is given to the coverage of V.V. Zakharov’s works devoted to the activities of the Office of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany (SWAG) and the military intelligence. The article highlights V.V. Zakharov’s significant contribution to the introduction into scientific circulation of a large number of previously unknown archival documents on various aspects of military historical science. The author also draws attention to V.V. Zakharov’s pedagogical and organizational activities in higher educational and scientific institutions in Russia, as well as his educational and methodological works

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