| A renowned academic, honorable director of the Institute
of the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Acad. Georgy Arbatov died yesterday at the age of 87.
Georgy Arkadiyvich Arbatov was a person who worshipped freedom
both as a moral and a political category, without which neither
man nor state could develop. Unlike many modern politicians,
Georgy Arbatov realized the need and represented the new way
of thinking. Georgy Arbatov displayed a true understanding
of state policies in foreign policy and this made him a renowned
figure of the late Soviet period which laid up the basis for
the present transformations.
Today the lack of such figures as Georgy Arbatov is especially
acute. The death of Georgy Arbatov marks the end of a whole
political period.
We deeply commiserate to the family of Georgy Arbatov, first
of all to his son and our colleague and friend Alexei Arbatov,
as well as to all his colleagues and friends.
Sincerely,
On behalf of all the members of the YABLOKO party
Sergei Mitrokhin,
Chair of YABLOKO
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