In Memoriam Shlapentoh Vladimir Emmanuilovich (1926-2015)

Shlapentoh Vladimir Emmanuilovich, Soviet and American sociologist, has left this world in the night from Monday (10 / 05 /2015) to Tuesday (10/06/2015).

Shlapentoh V. E. (1926-2015) - Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor of the Michigan University

Biography:

Vladimir Shlapentokh (Professor) was born, raised, and educated in the Soviet Union. Before emigrating to the United States in 1979, he worked as a Senior Fellow in the Sociological Institute in Moscow, and he conducted the first nationwide public opinion surveys in the USSR. In the Soviet Union he published ten books and many dozens of articles on various social issues, including the methodology of sociological studies.

Since emigrating to the U.S., Dr. Shlapentokh has published more than 30 books, dozens of professional articles about Soviet and contemporary Russian issues, and dozens of columns in periodicals such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Christian Science Monitor. In addition, he has organized several national and international conferences. His research interests include: the segmented approach in the analysis of society; the role of the feudal model for understanding contemporary societies; the nature of totalitarian society; the interaction between ideology and public opinion; and the role that fear plays in the advancement of order in society. Dr.Shlapentokh is also interested in the study of the elites as a catalyst of change in society.

Since 1982, he has worked as a consultant to the United States government, regularly reporting on social processes, ideology, and public opinion in Russia and other post-Communist countries.