Alexander Nove,FRSE,FBA(bornAleksandr Yakovlevich Novakovsky;Russian:Алекса́ндр Я́ковлевич Новако́вский;[1]also published underAlec Nove;24 November 1915 – 15 May 1994), a non-Marxistsocialist,[2]wasProfessorof Economics at theUniversity of Glasgowand a noted authority onRussianandSovieteconomic history.According toIan D. Thatcher,"[T]he consensus is that he was one of the most significant scholars of 'Soviet' studies in its widest sense and beyond."[3]
Alexander Nove | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 November 1915 Saint Petersburg,Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 May 1994 |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | The Soviet Economy,Political Economy and Soviet Socialism |
| Spouse | Irene MacPherson (m. 1951) |
| Children | Perry Nove, David Nove,Charles Nove |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,Fellow of the British Academy |
| Academic background | |
| Education | London School of Economics |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Glasgow,University of London |
Life and career
editAlexander Nove was born inSaint Petersburg,Russia,the son of Jacob Novakovsky. His father was aMenshevikwho emigrated with his family in 1924 to Britain.[4]He was educated atKing Alfred SchoolinLondonand received a BSc in economics from theLondon School of Economicsin 1936. The school later made him an Honorary Fellow in 1982.
Nove served in theRoyal Signal Corpsfrom 1939 but was transferred to Military Intelligence until 1946, reaching the rank of Major. From 1947 to 1958, he worked in theCivil Service,mainly at theBoard of Trade.He was a Reader in Russian Social and Economic Studies at theUniversity of Londonfrom 1958 to 1963 and Professor of Economics at theUniversity of Glasgowfrom 1963 to 1982. He was thenEmeritus Professorand Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Glasgow until his death.
In 1982, Nove was elected a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Edinburgh.His proposers wereWilliam Hugh Clifford Frend,Sydney Checkland,Thomas Wilson,George Wyllie,SirKenneth AlexanderandLeslie Alcock.[5]
Personal life and death
editIn 1951, Nove married Irene MacPherson, his second marriage. They had three sons: Perry and David, from his first marriage. Together, they hadCharles Nove(born 1960), a broadcaster. Nove died inVoss, Norway,on 15 May 1994.
Publications
edit- The Soviet Economy(1961)
- (with J. A. Newth)The Soviet Middle East(1965)
- Was Stalin Really Necessary?(1965)
- (ed. with D. M. Nuti)Socialist Economics(1972)
- Efficiency Criteria for Nationalised Industries(1973)
- Stalinism and After(1976)
- The Soviet Economic System(1977, 3rd edn 1986)
- Political Economy and Soviet Socialism(1979)
- The Economics of Feasible Socialism(1983)
- Socialism, Economics and Development(1986)
- Glasnost in Action(1989)
- Economics of Feasible Socialism Revisited(1991)
- Studies in Economics and Russia(1991)
- An Economic History of the USSR: 1917-1991(London, Penguin, third edition 1992)
- (ed.)The Stalin Phenomenon(1993)
References
edit- ^Archie Brown and Alec Cairncross, "Alec Nove, 1915-1994: An Appreciation",Europe-Asia Studies,Vol. 49, No. 3, 1997, pp. 627–641;Brown, Archie. "Nove, Alexander".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55233.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.);Biography at the University of GlasgowArchived13 March 2012 at theWayback Machine
- ^Stephanson, A.,Feasible Socialism: A Conversation with Alec Nove,Social Text,No. 11 (Winter, 1984-1985), pp. 96-109, accessed 3 June 2024
- ^Ian D. Thatcher,"Alec Nove: a bibliographical tribute - Soviet Studies scholar",Europe-Asia Studies,December 1995.
- ^"ЛАВРОВ, ПЕТР ЛАВРОВИЧ | Энциклопедия Кругосвет".krugosvet.ru(in Russian).Retrieved19 May2023.
- ^Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002(PDF).The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006.ISBN0-902-198-84-X.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 4 March 2016.Retrieved4 November2017.
Sources
edit- "Nove, Prof. Alexander".WHO'S WHO 1992: AN ANNUAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY(144th ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. 1992. p.1385.ISBN978-0-312-07513-2– viaInternet Archive.
- Who's Who (UK)
- Works by or about Alexander Noveat theInternet Archive
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