Sofia Polyakova

Russian philologist and writer

PersonDied aged 79humanQ19918015

Born: August 26, 1914
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1.Stated in Writers of St. Petersburg. XX century
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, 1914
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority Database
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Died: April 30, 1994
, 1994
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1.Stated in Writers of St. Petersburg. XX century
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Birthplace: Saint Petersburg
Place of death: Saint Petersburg
Citizenship: Russia
, Soviet Union
Occupation: university teacher
, writer
, classical philologist
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Education: Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University(until 1938)
Employer: Faculty of Philology of Saint Petersburg State University

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Sofia Viktorovna Polyakova was a Soviet classical philologist, Byzantine specialist and scholar of ancient Greek and Byzantine authors. She published the first collection of the works of the Russian poet Sophia Parnok and was the first scholar to unravel the relationship of Parnok and Marina Tsvetaeva. Her work on Parnok, revived scholarly interest in the poet.

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Doctoral advisor: Olga Freidenberg
Name in native language: Полякова, София Викторовна
Given name: Sophie
Academic degree: candidate of philology
Family name: Poliakova
Start of work period: 1938
Sex or gender: female
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2025-06-14
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