Sergei Soloviov

Sergey Mikhaylovich Solovyov (1820-1879) was one of the greatest Russian historians, best known for his monumental 29-volume History of Russia from the Earliest Times, published between 1851 and 1879. He taught at Moscow University for 34 years and served as rector from 1871-1877, profoundly influencing subsequent generations of Russian historians through his depiction of Russia's evolution from a primitive, family-based society into a centralized, autocratic state.