Andrei Amalrik

Andrei Alekseevich Amalrik
Andrei Amalrik at a press conference in the Netherlands, 15 July 1976
Andrei Amalrik at a press conference in the Netherlands, 15 July 1976
Native name
Андрей Алексеевич Амальрик
Born(1938-05-12)May 12, 1938
Moscow
DiedNovember 12, 1980(1980-11-12) (aged 42)
Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Occupationhistorian, journalist, dissident
NationalitySoviet Russian
Alma materMoscow State University
Genrehistory
Literary movementthe dissident movement in the Soviet Union
Notable worksInvoluntary Journey to Siberia
Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984?
SpouseGyuzel Makudinova (1942-2014)
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Andrei Alekseevich Amalrik (Russian: Андре́й Алексе́евич Ама́льрик, 12 May 1938, Moscow – 12 November 1980, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain), alternatively spelled Andrei or Andrey, was a Soviet writer and dissident.

Amalrik was best known in the Western world for his 1970 essay, Will the Soviet Union Survive Until 1984?.