Tamara Eidelman | |
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.png) Eidelman in 2021 | |
| Native name | Тамара Натановна Эйдельман |
| Born | Tamara Natanovna Eidelman (1959-12-15)December 15, 1959 (age 66) |
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| Language | Russian |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University (Faculty of History, 1981) |
| Period | 1986—present |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Subject | history |
| Notable awards | Honored Teacher of Russia |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Dmitry Aleshkovsky [ru] |
| Relatives | Natan Eidelman (father) Yakov Eidelman [ru] (grandfather) |
Tamara Natanovna Eidelman (Russian:Тамара Натановна Эйдельман; born 15 December 1959) is a Russian historian,Honored Teacher of the Russian Federation, translator, blogger and an editor forRussian Life.[1][2][3]
Tamara Natanovna Eidelman was born a daughter of historian and writerNatan Eidelman[4] on December 15, 1959 inMoscow.
Eidelman has been teaching since 1981[2] and is the head of the History Department in Moscow School #1567.[2] From 1986 to 2021, she worked at school No. 67 in Moscow as a teacher of history and social studies, later as head of the department of history.
She is author and editor ofMozaika kultur (Rus. Мозаика культур "Mosaics of Cultures") study guide.[2]
She has authored articles on teaching issues published inRussian Journal, Euroclio Bulletin, School Review; presentedTEDx talks. She hosted thematic programs “Books of Our Childhood”, “The Subjunctive Mood” and “The Fates of Books” on the radio stations Mayak, Voice of Russia and Radio Russia-Culture.
She is also the author and lecturer of a series of lectures on history and social science at theDirect speech (conference organizer) [ru] School and the lecturer of a series of children's audio courses on history for RadioArzamas. Lecturer of a series of lectures on the history of Russia at the beginning of the 19th century on the InternetUrok.ru platform.
She blogging on theEcho of Moscow website between 2012 and 2022[5] and since 2020, she was a columnist for the online edition ofThe Insider.
From 2003 to 2021, she was History Editor atRussian Life magazine, penning over 300 articles that were translate into English.[6] She was also a founding editor ofChtenia literary journal, published byRussian Life.
In October 2019, she created the “History Lessons with Tamara Eidelman” channel on YouTube, where she discusses various historical topics. As of August 2023, the video blog had approximately 1.3 million subscribers, and the total video views have reached 185 million. She has aYouTube channel on world history in Russian.[7]
In April 2021, she presented the author's cycle "Against the Current: A History of Civil Conflicts" at theYeltsin Center. The cycle was dedicated to the peaceful struggle of people for their rights, including the bloodless change of totalitarian power in a number of European countries in the 20th century.
She helped with the translation of the Russian edition ofThe Wolf of Wall Street byJordan Belfort[8] and is the author of the bookHow Propaganda Works (Russian:Как работает Пропаганда).[9]
In 2014, she criticised Russian politicians for their military intervention inUkraine.[10] On April 9 she said that she would like to teach patriotism in her classes but only if she can do it her way, referring to mass deportation ofCrimean Tatars inWorld War II which according to her is still not a part of curriculum.[11] On March 2, 2014, she and her daughter took part in an anti-war picket in front of the Ministry of Defence in Moscow. They were detained and brought to Meshchanskoe police station with more than 15 other protesters, where they were held for longer than the legally permitted three hours. Later she told journalists, that she and her daughter escaped through the window.[12]
On August 31, 2014, she criticized Russian PresidentVladimir Putin for disregarding the rule of law.[13]
In April 2021, Eidelman wrote an open letter asking the Moscow office ofDoctors Without Borders to help politicianAlexei Navalny, then imprisoned in apenal colony in Pokrov. The letter was signed by approximately two thousand people.[14]
On April 26, 2021, Eidelman was detained by police, as stated, 'to investigate the violation of procedures for holding a [public] meeting'. The remand was allegedly connected with a demonstration in support of Alexei Navalny on 21 April, but Eidelman was not connected to the organizers.[15]
In 2022, she condemned the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and left the country.[16][17]
Eidelman is the wife of Russian writer,archeologist and TV presenterPeter Aleshkovsky,[18] though Eidelman and Aleshkovsky have been separated since 2000.[19] Her children include photojournalist and public figureDmitry Aleshkovsky [ru][18] and daughter Anya.[19]
As of 2022, she has been living in Germany.[20]
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