Alexander Belskiy

Alexander Andreevich Belskiy (Russian: Алексáндр Андрéевич Бéльский, [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐnˈdrʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ˈbelʲskʲɪj]) was a Soviet specialist in literary criticism, Anglicist (he did researches in realism development in the English literature). Alexander Belskiy founded Perm school of research in non-Russian Philology. Also, he founded the Faculty of Philology at Perm State University and he was its first Dean in 1960–1964 and 1971–1977. Moreover, he founded the Department of Foreign literature at Perm State University, and he was its Head in 1965–1977. His famous student is Boris Proskurnin, the Dean of Faculty of Foreign languages and Literature at Perm State University.