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American historian Stephen Cohen passed away

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American historian Stephen Cohen passed away


21.09.2020

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Stephen Cohen, an American historian and specialist in Russia, has passed away, Vesti.Ru reports. He died in New York at the age of 81. According to the wife of the scientist Katrina van den Heuvel, the cause of death was cancer.

Stephen Cohen was an honorary professor at Princeton University and the University of New York, served as an advisor to the 41st American President George W. Bush. He often visited Russia, spoke fluent Russian, was familiar with Mikhail Gorbachev and many Russian politicians. He owns works concerning pages of Russian and Soviet history.

In 2008, Stephen Cohen was awarded the Russian Order of Friendship, and he was recognized for his contribution to strengthening Russian-American relations. In 2011, Cohen was awarded the Liberty Award for his contribution to the development of cultural ties between the two countries.

Cohen has achieved great recognition thanks to several books and many articles about Russia. He taught American students a course of lectures named "Russia after 1917".

In recent years, the historian believed that the United States had to pay too much for the case of so-called Russian interference in the elections. He worried that the scandal had severely worsened relations between Moscow and Washington. When historians of future generations study the present era, Cohen noted, it will be completely incomprehensible to them why this "war" against Moscow was needed.

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