Alexander Borissowitsch Shirokorad
Alexander Borissowitsch Shirokorad ( Russian Александр Борисович Широкорад ; * 1947 in Moscow ) is a Russian non-fiction author and journalist.
Shirokorad is the author of several popular science books on military technology, Russian history, and Russian foreign and military policy. He is particularly dedicated to the development of Soviet and Russian artillery .
Shirokorad publishes regularly in the Independent Military Review ( Независимое военное обозрение ).
reception
Schirokorad is an expert in the field of artillery; his work is rated positively in scientific circles. In contrast, his work on Russian history met with strong rejection in scientific circles. In particular, he is accused of inaccuracies in the presentation and the use of outdated sources.
Web links
- Literature by and about Alexander Borissowitsch Schirokorad in the catalog of the German National Library
- А. Б. Широкорад: Россия и Украина. Когда заговорят пушки… Retrieved June 29, 2015 (Russian, (AB Shirokorad: Russia and Ukraine. When the cannons speak ... )).
- А. Б. Широкорад: Проливы преткновения - от Византии до наших дней. Retrieved June 29, 2015 (Russian, (AB Schirokorad: Blockade der Straits - from the Byzantine Empire to the present )).
Individual evidence
- ↑ А. В. Лобанов: Артиллерия резерва Верховного главнокомандования в Великой Отечественной войне - Военно-исторический журнал, № 2, 2006 (AW Lobanov: The artillery of the reserve of the High Command in the Great Patriotic War in Military Science Journal , issue 2/2006) (Russian)
- ↑ О. Е. Ащеулов: Роль советской артиллерии в решающих битвах и операциях великой Отечественной войны - Автореферат диссертации на соискание учёной степени кандидата исторических наук , 2008 (OE Aschtscheulow: The role of the Soviet artillery in the decisive battles and operations of the Great Patriotic War - Car Unit of the dissertation, 2008 ) (Russian)
- ↑ Рауль Соломонов: Черноморский флот. Retrieved June 29, 2015 (Russian, Raul Solomonow: Die Schwarzmeerflotte ).
- ↑ Анатолий Артемьев: Что получается, когда о войне пишут дилетанты-циники. Retrieved June 29, 2015 (Russian, (Anatoly Artyomov: What you get when cynical amateurs write about the war )).
- ↑ Е. В. Погорелов: Военные тайны писателя Широкорада - Военно-исторический журнал, № 3, 2009 г. (EW Pogorelow: The military secrets of the writer Shirokorad , in: Militärwissenschaftliches Journal , Edition 3/2009) (Russian)
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SURNAME | Schirokorad, Alexander Borissowitsch |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Широкорад, Александр Борисович; Shirokorad, Aleksandr Borisovich; Širokorad, Aleksandr Borisovič |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian non-fiction author and publicist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |