Richard Kosolapov

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Richard Ivanovich Kosolapov (Russian: Ричард Иванович Косолапов; 25 March 1930 – 15 November 2020) was a Soviet Russian scientist, author, social philosopher and journalist. He was born in Novonikolaevskaya, Volgograd Oblast. [1] He was a Professor at the Moscow State University (MSU).

Starting in 1974, he became the First Deputy Chief Editor of Pravda, and in 1976 became the Editor-in-Chief of the Kommunist, a post which he held until 1986. During his time at Kommunist, he was twice elected to the Central Committee of the CPSU, in 1976 and 1981.[2]

Kosolapov died on 15 November 2020 in Moscow at the age of 90.[3]

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  1. "Товарищу по борьбе. Исполнилось 80 лет коммунисту и патриоту России Ричарду Ивановичу Косолапову". kprf.ru.
  2. "Философский факультет". October 20, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20.
  3. "Памяти Р.И. Косолапова". Russian Communist Party (in Russian). Retrieved 15 November 2020.