Miron Borisovich Polyakin (; (February 12, 1895 in

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- May 21, 1941 in

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) was a Russian and Soviet

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ist and

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, one of the best known disciples of the famous

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. Between 1917-1926 he toured many countries of the world, and in 1922 gave his

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debut. Upon his return to the

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, he undertook the professorship position at the

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(1928–1936) and then the

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(1936–1941).

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