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Pitirim Sorokin : Biographie, Réalisations et Héritage Durable

Pitirim Alexandrovich Sorokin (; Russian: Питирим Александрович Сорокин; 4 February [O.S. 23 January] 1889 – 10 February 1968) was a Russian American sociologist and political activist, who contributed to the social cycle theory.

Sorokin was a professor at Saint Petersburg Imperial University, three times imprisoned by the Czarist regime for "revolutionary activity." His active opposition to the Bolsheviks led, after they were in power, to his arrest and sentence to death. Only with the help and intervention of friends, including Thomas Masaryk and Edouard Beneš, was his sentence commuted to permanent exile, which led Sorokin to flee to Czechoslovakia.

Vie et carrière

Moving to the United States, he became a professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota in 1924, and, in 1930, he was hired as head of the newly formed department of sociology at Harvard University.

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Héritage et influence

The influence of Pitirim Sorokin extends far beyond their own lifetime. They fundamentally shaped governance and political thought, and their leadership and political achievements remain foundational to this day.

Bien que disparu en 1968, ses idées continuent d'être étudiées, débattues et prolongées par des chercheurs et praticiens du monde entier.

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