Oleg Sokolov
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Oleg Sokolov | |
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| Institutions | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Thesis | The Officer Corps of the French Army Under the Ancien Régime and During the Revolution of 1789–1799 (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Vladimir Revunenkov |
Oleg Valeryevich Sokolov (Russian: Оле́г Вале́рьевич Соколо́в; born 9 July 1956) is a Russian convicted murderer[1][2] and former historian who specialized in the Napoleonic era. In November 2019, he murdered, then subsequently dismembered and decapitated his 24-year-old mistress and former student Anastasia Yeshchenko. In December 2020, he was found guilty of intentional murder and sentenced to 12.5 years in high-security prison. He was an associate professor (docent) in history at Saint Petersburg State University until his dismissal.[3][4][5]
Biography
Oleg Sokolov was born on 9 July 1956 in
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.[6]
In 1979, he graduated with a
Leningrad Polytechnic Institute
.
In 1984, he graduated
Leningrad State University
.
In 1991, under the supervision of Professor
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia.[7]
Since 2000, he had been an associate professor of the Department of Modern History, Faculty of History of St. Petersburg State University.
He is the author of a number of works on the military history of Europe of the 17th–early 19th centuries. In 1999, he published a major study, Napoleon's Army, which was translated into French in 2003. In 2006, he published the two-volume monograph Austerlitz. Napoleon, Russia and Europe, 1799–1805, a study of the premises and course of Napoleon's first war against the
Napoleon Bonaparte.[8]
He was a prominent figure in Russian
USSR was created and Sokolov became its president. In subsequent years, Sokolov continued to lead the association of clubs involved in reenactment (Military-Historical Association of Russia (1996), All-Russian Military-Historical Social Movement (2006)).[9]
He became a chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 2003.
Arrest for murder and sentence
On 9 November 2019, Sokolov was detained on suspicion of the
According to the investigation, Sokolov was found in the
psychiatric examination.[25] As Sokolov himself stated during a meeting of the Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg, the crime was committed on the basis of a personal conflict, because, according to him, Yeshchenko had “recently a terrible reaction to my children” and “she started to freak at their mention” and then they both “lost control” during a quarrel and then “she attacked me with a knife”.[26][16][17][18] At the same time, according to the local media, the young woman was killed in her sleep by a shot in the head. Then three more shots followed, also in the head.[27]
He is said to have planned to get rid of the body before publicly committing suicide dressed as Napoleon[1][21][22][23][28] at the Peter and Paul Fortress.[29]
The representative of the Investigative Committee also promised to verify Sokolov's involvement in the beating of another woman. In 2018, the Moskovskij Komsomolets newspaper published an article in which Sokolov's student accused the lecturer of brutal beating in 2008.[30]
Soon after reports of his detention, the Russian Military Historical Society (RMHS), chaired by Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, removed from its website all mention of Oleg Sokolov, who formerly was a member of its scientific council, and the adviser to the RMHS chairman announced that she had heard his name for the first time.[31] French Institute of Social Science, Economics and Politics (ISSEP), founded by Marion Maréchal, the niece of Marine Le Pen, had removed him from his position on its scientific committee on Saturday (9 November).[1]
He was subsequently dismissed from his post at Saint Petersburg State University.[32]
On 25 December 2020, Sokolov was sentenced to twelve years and a half in jail after being convicted of the murder.[33]
Works
Oleg Sokolov is the author of five monographs and over 300 articles on the history of the Napoleonic Wars. Most of Sokolov's works have been translated into English.
Monographs
- in Russian
- Sokolov, O. V. (1999). Армия Наполеона [Napoleon's Army] (PDF) (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Imperiya. ISBN 5-93914-001-7.
- Sokolov, O. V. (2006). Аустерлиц. Наполеон, Россия и Европа, 1799—1805 гг. [Austerlitz. Napoleon, Russia and Europe, 1799–1805] (PDF) (in Russian). Vol. I. Moscow: Russkiy Impuls. ISBN 5-90252521-7.
- Sokolov, O. V. (2006). Аустерлиц. Наполеон, Россия и Европа, 1799—1805 гг. [Austerlitz. Napoleon, Russia and Europe, 1799–1805] (PDF) (in Russian). Vol. II. Moscow: Russkiy Impuls. ISBN 5-90252522-5.
- Sokolov, O. V. (2012). Битва двух империй. 1805—1812 [Battle of Two Empires. 1805–1812] (in Russian). Moscow: Astrel. ISBN 978-5-271-42347-5.
- Sokolov, O. V., ed. (2012). Наполеон Бонапарт: pro et contra (Образ Наполеона Бонапарта в культурной памяти об Отечественной войне 1812 года) [Napoleon Bonaparte: Pro et Contra (The Image of Napoleon Bonaparte in the Cultural Memory of the Patriotic War of 1812)] (PDF) (Anthology). Russkiy put (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Russian Christian Academy for the Humanities Press. ISBN 978-5-88812-517-5.
- Vozgrin, V. E.; Goncharova, T. N.; Plenkov, O. Y.; Sokolov, O. V. (2014). Smolin, A. V. (ed.). Из истории конституционного строительства в Западной Европе в Новое и новейшее время [From the History of Constitution-Building in Western Europe in Modern Era] (PDF) (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Russian Christian Academy for the Humanities Press. ISBN 978-5-88812-664-6.
- Baryshnikov, V. N.; Vozgrin, V. E.; Goncharova, T. N.; Evdokimova, N. P.; Klimova, G. S.; Sidorenko, L. V.; Sokolov, O. V.; Plenkov, O. Y.; Fokin, V. I. (2016). Smolin, A. V. (ed.). От национальных государств к единой Европе: проблемы европейской интеграции в XIX—XXI вв. [From Nation-States to the European Unity: Issues of European Integration in the 19–21st Centuries] (PDF) (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Russian Christian Academy for the Humanities Press. ISBN 978-5-88812-792-6.
- Sokolov, O. V. (2016). Первая Итальянская кампания Бонапарта 1796—1797. Часть I. Битва за Пьемонт. [Bonaparte's First Italian Campaign of 1796–1797. Part I. The Battle of Piedmont]. Polya srazheniy napoleonovskoy epokhi (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Kordegardiya. ISBN 978-5-4465-1065-8. Archived from the originalon 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- Sokolov, O. V. (2018). Стратегия и тактика Наполеоновской армии [Strategy and Tactics of the Napoleonic Army] (PDF) (in Russian). Moscow: Synergy University. ISBN 978-5-4257-0372-9.
- Sokolov, O. V. (2019). Битва трёх императоров. Наполеон, Россия и Европа. 1799—1805 гг. [The Battle of the Three Emperors. Napoleon, Russia and Europe. 1799–1805]. Razvedopros (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Piter. ISBN 978-5-4461-1047-6.
- in French
- Sokolov, O. (2003). L'Armée de Napoléon. Paris: Commios.
- Sokolov, O. (2006). Austerlitz. Napoléon, l'Europe et la Russie (PDF). Paris: Commios.
- Sokolov, O. (2012). Le Combat de deux empires. La Russie d'Alexandre Ier contre la France de Napoléon, 1805–1812. Paris: Fayard. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- in Polish
- Sokołow, O. (2014). Armia Napoleona. Oświęcim: Napoleon V.
- Sokołow, O. (2014). Austerlitz Śmiertelne zmagania Francji z Europą i Rosją. Oświęcim: Napoleon V.
- Sokołow, O. (2016). Napoleon, Aleksander i Europa 1806–1812. Oświęcim: Napoleon V.
Articles
- in Russian
- Соколов О. В. Высшие офицеры французской армии и революционное правительство в 1792—1794 гг Archived 16 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. // От Старого порядка к Революции / под ред. проф. В. Г. Ревуненкова. — Л., 1988.
- Соколов О. В. Ульмская операция 1805 года // Орел. — 1993. — № 1, 2, 3.
- Соколов О. В. Офицеры короля // Империя истории. — 2001. — № 1.
- Соколов О. В. Генерал Антуан-Анри Жомини и его роль в развитии российской военной науки // Швейцарцы в Петербурге. — СПб, 2002.
- Соколов О. В. Испания в огне. Сомо-Сьерра // Империя истории. — 2002. — № 2.
- Соколов О. В. Рыцарство как элита средневекового общества // Империя истории. — 2002. — № 2.
- Соколов О. В. Час отваги и мужества. Битва при Никополе // Империя истории. — 2002. — № 2.
- Соколов О. В. Испания в огне. Погоня за Муром // Империя истории. — 2002. — № 3.
- Соколов О. В. Дух армии Наполеона // Империя истории. — 2002. — № 3.
- Соколов О. В. Французская армия и переворот 18 брюмера // Наполеон. Легенда и реальность. Материалы научных конференций и наполеоновских чтений. 1996—1998 / Сост. А. Васильев, Г. Л. Медынцева. — СПб.: Минувшее, 2003. — 444 с. — 500 экз. — ISBN 5-902073-16-2.
- Соколов О. В. Начало Польской кампании или должны ли французы умирать за Польшу? // Империя истории. — 2006. — № 4.
- Соколов О. В. Рокруа — триумф юной отваги // Империя истории. — 2006. — № 4.
- Соколов О. В. Записки генерала В. И. Левенштерна", Подготовка текста, вступительная статья и комментарии // Труды кафедры истории Нового и новейшего времени. 2013. № 10 / Сост. Т. Н. Гончарова. — СПб, 2013. — С. 120—150
- Соколов О. В. Поляки на службе Наполеона в сражении на Березине, 28 ноября 1812 г. // Desperta Ferro (Madrid), 2013 г.
- Соколов О. В. Русско-французские отношения накануне войны 1805 г. // Труды кафедры истории Нового и новейшего времени. 2013. № 11. / Сост. Т. Н. Гончарова. — СПб., 2013. С. 67—84
- Соколов О. В. Вступление // к монографии А. Королёва: «По следам Великой армии Наполеона»
- Соколов О. В. Военно-политическая обстановка во время подписания Тильзитского мира и реакция на договор в свете синхронных источников // Вестник СПбГУ. Серия 2. — 2015. — Выпуск 1. — С. 35—46
- Соколов О. В. Итальянская армия Бонапарта накануне похода 1796 г. // Труды кафедры Новой и Новейшей истории. — 2015. — № 15. — С. 50—67
- in French
- Sokolov O. V. Le regiment Pavlovski en 1811 // Tradition Magazine. № 52, 1991.
- Sokolov O. V. La campagne de Russie. Les origines du conflit // Napoléon Ier. № 5, 2001.
- Sokolov O. V. La campagne de Russie. L’offensive de Napoléon, de Vilna a Witebsk // Napoléon Ier. № 6, 2001.
- Sokolov O. V. La campagne de Russie. La bataille de Smolensk // Napoleon Ier. № 7, 2001.
- Sokolov O. V. La campagne de Russie. La Moskowa // Napoléon Ier. № 8, 2001.
- Sokolov O. V. La campagne de Russie. De Moscou a Viazma // Napoléon Ier. № 9, 2001.
- Sokolov O. V. La campagne de Russie. Berezina // Napoléon Ier. № 10, 2001.
- Sokolov O. V. 1805 — Napoleon marche vers Austerlitz (1). Wertingen — Haslach — Elchingen // Revue de l'histoire napoléonienne. № 3, 2005.
- Sokolov O. V. 1805 — Napoleon marche vers Austerlitz (2). Amstetten — Durrenstein — Hollabrunn // Revue de l'histoire napoléonienne, № 6, 2006.
- Sokolov O. V. Austerlitz 1805. Le plan de Napoléon — la bataille d’Austerlitz — le bilan // Revue de l'histoire napoléonienne. № 27, 2009.
- Sokolov O. V. «Los Polacos en el Berezina» // Historia militar y política del mundo moderno, siglos XVI—XIX. Desperta Ferro, Madrid, 2014, № 8, р. 46—53.
Translations
- Levavasseur, Octave (2014). Воспоминания о наполеоновских войнах 1802—1815 [Memoirs of the Napoleonic Wars 1802–1815] (in Russian). Translated by Sokolov, O. V. Saint Petersburg: Eurasia. ISBN 978-5-906518-16-3.
Fiction
- Sokolov, O. V. (2015). Испанская война и тайна тамплиеров [The Spanish War and the Templars' Mystery]. Plashch i shpaga (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: AST. ISBN 978-5-17-087617-4. Archived from the originalon 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ «1. No one shall be obliged to give evidence incriminating themselves, a husband or wife or close relatives the range of whom is determined by federal law.»
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Russia professor admits murder after woman's arms found in bag". BBC News. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Russian professor found with woman's arms admits murder". The Guardian. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ Bondarenko, Aleksandr (14 November 2003). "Ура, chevalier Соколов!" [Hooray, chevalier Sokolov!]. Krasnaya Zvezda (in Russian). Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ISSN 1681-1941.
- ^ a b "Politie vindt onthoofd lichaam nadat Russische hoogleraar twee armen probeert te dumpen in rivier". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Соколов Олег Валерьевич" (in Russian). Institute of History of Saint Petersburg State University. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ Sokolov, Oleg (1991). Офицерский корпус французской армии при старом порядке и в период революции 1789—1799 [The Officer Corps of the French Army Under the Ancien Régime and During the Revolution of 1789–1799] (Abstract of Candidate of Historical Sciences thesis) (in Russian). Saint Petersburg: Saint Petersburg State University. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ Alexandrov, Nikolay [in Russian] (11 March 2014). "Октава Левавассёра. Воспоминания о наполеоновских войнах 1802-1815. – СПб.: Евразия, 2014. – 384 с." [Octave Levavasseur's. Memories of the Napoleonic Wars 1802–1815. – St. Petersburg: Eurasia, 2014. – 384 pp.]. Knizhechki (in Russian). Echo of Moscow. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- SPbGU. 21 February 2014. Archived from the originalon 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Что известно о задержании историка Соколова по подозрению в убийстве" [What is known about the detention of historian Sokolov on suspicion of murder]. TASS (in Russian). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Russische hoogleraar dronken uit rivier gevist met vrouwenarmen in tas" (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Дело историка Олега Соколова" [Case of historian Oleg Sokolov]. TASS (in Russian).
- Интерфакс
- ^ "СК опубликовал оперативное видео из дела историка Соколова". TASS. 11 November 2019.
- ^ Доценту Соколову предъявлено обвинение в умышленном убийстве аспирантки // Интерфакс, 11 November 2019
- ^ a b "Историк Соколов в суде признался в убийстве выпускницы СПбГУ". ТАSS. 11 November 2019.
- ^ a b Доцент Соколов назвал убитую им девушку "чудовищем", напавшим на него с ножом // Интерфакс, 11 November 2019
- ^ a b Исторический суд. Доцента Соколова арестовали в Петербурге. Онлайн // Фонтанка.ру, 11 November 2019
- ^ Доцент Соколов перестал прикрываться конституцией и упростил следователям работу.
- ^ "Обвиняемый в убийстве историк Соколов дал следствию полные показания". TASS.
- ^ a b c "Hoogleraar dronken uit rivier gevist met vrouwenarmen in rugzak". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Russian professor found in river with woman's arms in bag". The Irish Times. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ a b Waterdrinker, Pieter (10 November 2019). "Hoogleraar dreigde eerder al studente te verminken". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "В реке в Петербурге нашли пакет с останками жертвы историка Соколова". TASS.
- ^ BBC Russian Service. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Что известно о задержании историка Соколова по подозрению в убийстве". TASS. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Возлюбленную доцента Соколова застрелили во сне
- ^ Tenbarge, Kat (10 November 2019). "A Russian Napoleon expert was caught with arms in a bag and admitted to murdering his lover and former student". Insider. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Englund, Will (10 November 2019). "Russia's greatest Napoleonic reenactor was found drunk in a river with the severed arms of his lover in his backpack". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Историка Соколова проверят на причастность к избиению другой студентки". Interfax. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ Gunkel, Elena (9 November 2019). "С сайта РВИО исчезло имя совершившего убийство Олега Соколова" (in Russian). Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Russian historian found with body parts accused of murder". BBC News.
- ^ "Russia jails historian for 12.5 years for grisly murder of student lover". Reuters.
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