Andrey Anatolyevich Lobanov-Rostovsky () (May 5, 1892 – February 17, 1979) was officer of the

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, and took part in

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. During the

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he was part of the anti-

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.С. В. Волков Офицеры российской гвардии: Опыт мартиролога М.: Русский путь, 2002. С. 286Professor Emeritus Andrei Lobanov-Rostovsky
memorial at the University of Michigan In 1920 he went into emigration and studied at the Institut des Sciences Politiques of the

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. In 1930 he came to the United States, started teaching at the

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and eventually became full professor of history. In 1945 he moved the

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, where he taught until his retirement in 1962.

Books

*1933: ''Russia and Asia'' *1935: ''The Grinding Mill'' (memoirs) *1947: ''Russia and Europe, 1789-1825'' *1954: ''Russia and Europe, 1825-1878''

References

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