Alexander Nove, FRSE, FBA (born Aleksandr Yakovlevich Novakovsky; Russian: Алекса́ндр Я́ковлевич Новако́вский;[1] also published under Alec Nove; 24 November 1915 – 15 May 1994), a non-Marxist socialist,[2] was Professor of Economics at the University of Glasgow and a noted authority on Russian and Soviet economic history. According to Ian D. Thatcher, "[T]he consensus is that he was one of the most significant scholars of 'Soviet' studies in its widest sense and beyond."[3]
Alexander Nove | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 November 1915 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 May 1994 |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | The Soviet Economy, Political Economy and Soviet Socialism |
| Spouse | Irene MacPherson (m. 1951) |
| Children | Perry Nove, David Nove, Charles Nove |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the British Academy |
| Academic background | |
| Education | London School of Economics |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Glasgow, University of London |
Life and career
editAlexander Nove was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the son of Jacob Novakovsky. His father was a Menshevik who emigrated with his family in 1924 to Britain.[4] He was educated at King Alfred School in London and received a BSc in economics from the London School of Economics in 1936. The school later made him an Honorary Fellow in 1982.
Nove served in the Royal Signal Corps from 1939 but was transferred to Military Intelligence until 1946, reaching the rank of Major. From 1947 to 1958, he worked in the Civil Service, mainly at the Board of Trade. He was a Reader in Russian Social and Economic Studies at the University of London from 1958 to 1963 and Professor of Economics at the University of Glasgow from 1963 to 1982. He was then Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Glasgow until his death.
In 1982, Nove was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were William Hugh Clifford Frend, Sydney Checkland, Thomas Wilson, George Wyllie, Sir Kenneth Alexander and Leslie Alcock.[5]
Personal life and death
editIn 1951, Nove married Irene MacPherson, his second marriage. They had three sons: Perry and David, from his first marriage. Together, they had Charles Nove (born 1960), a broadcaster. Nove died in Voss, Norway, on 15 May 1994.
Publications
edit- The Soviet Economy (1961)
- (with J. A. Newth) The Soviet Middle East (1965)
- Was Stalin Really Necessary? (1965)
- (ed. with D. M. Nuti) Socialist Economics (1972)
- Efficiency Criteria for Nationalised Industries (1973)
- Stalinism and After (1976)
- The Soviet Economic System (1977, 3rd edn 1986)
- Political Economy and Soviet Socialism (1979)
- The Economics of Feasible Socialism (1983)
- Socialism, Economics and Development (1986)
- Glasnost in Action (1989)
- Economics of Feasible Socialism Revisited (1991)
- Studies in Economics and Russia (1991)
- An Economic History of the USSR: 1917-1991 (London, Penguin, third edition 1992)
- (ed.) The Stalin Phenomenon (1993)
References
edit- ^ Archie Brown and Alec Cairncross, "Alec Nove, 1915-1994: An Appreciation", Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 49, No. 3, 1997, pp. 627–641; Brown, Archie. "Nove, Alexander". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55233. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.); Biography at the University of Glasgow Archived 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Stephanson, A., Feasible Socialism: A Conversation with Alec Nove, Social Text, No. 11 (Winter, 1984-1985), pp. 96-109, accessed 3 June 2024
- ^ Ian D. Thatcher, "Alec Nove: a bibliographical tribute - Soviet Studies scholar", Europe-Asia Studies, December 1995.
- ^ "ЛАВРОВ, ПЕТР ЛАВРОВИЧ | Энциклопедия Кругосвет". www.krugosvet.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
Sources
edit- "Nove, Prof. Alexander". WHO'S WHO 1992: AN ANNUAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY (144th ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. 1992. p. 1385. ISBN 978-0-312-07513-2 – via Internet Archive.
- Who's Who (UK)
- Works by or about Alexander Nove at the Internet Archive
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