Valentin Alexandrovich Riasanovsky

Valentin Alexandrovich

Riasanovsky

Riasanovsky Valentin Alexandrovich (Ryazanovsky) (1884 – February 19, 1968) — a lawyer, historian, culture expert, Privatdocent of the Department of Civil Law of Yaroslavl Demidov Juridical Lyceum (1914–1917).

Was born in his parents’ estate in the Kostroma Province. Graduated from the Kostroma gymnasium and the Law Faculty of Moscow University (1908). He was a student of Vasilii Osipovich Kliuchevsky. In Germany, studied history, philosophy, and law. In the 1914/1915 academic year — Privatdocent of the Department of Civil Law of Yaroslavl Demidov Juridical Lyceum. In 1917, defended a master’s thesis in civil law at the Donskoy (former Warsaw) University. In 1918–1922 — professor at the universities of Irkutsk, Tomsk, and Vladivostok. In 1922, immigrated to China. At the same time he was a legal adviser to the Russian and then to the Soviet railroad. In 1922–1934 — Professor of Civil Law at the Law Faculty in Harbin and Tianjin. In 1924–1929 — the dean of the Law Faculty. As the dean he promoted to opening the Economics Department (1925), and the Oriental Department (1926) under the Faculty. Wrote a series of essays and articles on civil law and procedure, published a number of works on Mongol Law and the customary law of the nomadic tribes in Siberia, Chinese Law. In 1938, moved to the USA. Died in San Francisco, was buried at the Serbian orthodox cemetery.

Riasanovsky’s wife, Antonina Fedorovna Riasanovsky, was a writer (pen name — Nina Fyodorova), and the author of the novel “Семья”. Riasanovsky’s son, Riasanovsky Alexander Valentinovich (born in 1928), is a historian, graduated from the University of Oregon, a Doctor of Philosophy of Stanford University, Professor of Russian History of the University of Pennsylvania, and a member of the American Association of Historians. Another Riasanovsky’s son, Riasanovsky Nikolai Valentinovich (born in 1923), graduated from the University of Oregon, Doctor of Philosophy, lectured on history at Harvard, the University of Iowa and the University of California. In 1969, took a study course at the Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Was a member of the editorial board of the journal “Slavyanskoye Obozreniye”, and a member of the American Association of Historians. From 1977 — president of the American Association of Slavonic Studies. Was also the author of the monographs published in Oxford, Berkeley, and New York. From 1995 — Laureate of the Chamber of Glory of the Congress of Russian Americans.
Main works

1- Riasanovsky, V. A. Chinese civil law / V. A. Riasanovsky, M. N. Lootsky. — Arlington, Va.: University Publications of America, 1976. — 310 pp.
2- Riasanovsky, V. A. Fundamental Principles of Mongol Law : Uralic and Altaic Series / V. A. Riasanovsky. — Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1965. — Vol. 43. — 343 pp.
3- Riasanovsky, V. A. Customary law of the nomadic tribes of Siberia : Uralic and Altaic series / V. A. Riasanovsky. — Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1965. — Vol. 48. — 151 pp.

References

1- Riasanovsky, N. V. Professor of Russian and European intellecutal history, University of California, Berkeley, 1957-1997 / N. V. Riasanovsky, R. E. Zelnik, A. Lage. — Berkeley, California: University of California, 1998. — 312 pp.
2- Хисамутдинов, А. А. Профессор юриспруденции и востоковед Валентин Рязановский / А. А. Хисамутдинов // Проблемы Дальнего Востока. — 2003. — № 2.
3- Александров, Е. А. Русские в Северной Америке : Биографический словарь / Е. А. Александров. — СПб.: Филологический ф-т СПбГУ, 2006. — 599 с.

Was born in his parents’ estate in the Kostroma Province. Graduated from the Kostroma gymnasium and the Law Faculty of Moscow University (1908). He was a student of Vasilii Osipovich Kliuchevsky. In Germany, studied history, philosophy, and law. In the 1914/1915 academic year — Privatdocent of the Department of Civil Law of Yaroslavl Demidov Juridical Lyceum. In 1917, defended a master’s thesis in civil law at the Donskoy (former Warsaw) University. In 1918–1922 — professor at the universities of Irkutsk, Tomsk, and Vladivostok. In 1922, immigrated to China. At the same time he was a legal adviser to the Russian and then to the Soviet railroad. In 1922–1934 — Professor of Civil Law at the Law Faculty in Harbin and Tianjin. In 1924–1929 — the dean of the Law Faculty. As the dean he promoted to opening the Economics Department (1925), and the Oriental Department (1926) under the Faculty. Wrote a series of essays and articles on civil law and procedure, published a number of works on Mongol Law and the customary law of the nomadic tribes in Siberia, Chinese Law. In 1938, moved to the USA. Died in San Francisco, was buried at the Serbian orthodox cemetery.

Riasanovsky’s wife, Antonina Fedorovna Riasanovsky, was a writer (pen name — Nina Fyodorova), and the author of the novel “Семья”. Riasanovsky’s son, Riasanovsky Alexander Valentinovich (born in 1928), is a historian, graduated from the University of Oregon, a Doctor of Philosophy of Stanford University, Professor of Russian History of the University of Pennsylvania, and a member of the American Association of Historians. Another Riasanovsky’s son, Riasanovsky Nikolai Valentinovich (born in 1923), graduated from the University of Oregon, Doctor of Philosophy, lectured on history at Harvard, the University of Iowa and the University of California. In 1969, took a study course at the Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Was a member of the editorial board of the journal “Slavyanskoye Obozreniye”, and a member of the American Association of Historians. From 1977 — president of the American Association of Slavonic Studies. Was also the author of the monographs published in Oxford, Berkeley, and New York. From 1995 — Laureate of the Chamber of Glory of the Congress of Russian Americans.
Main works

1- Riasanovsky, V. A. Chinese civil law / V. A. Riasanovsky, M. N. Lootsky. — Arlington, Va.: University Publications of America, 1976. — 310 pp.
   2- Riasanovsky, V. A. Fundamental Principles of Mongol Law : Uralic and Altaic Series / V. A. Riasanovsky. — Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1965. — Vol. 43. — 343 pp.
   3- Riasanovsky, V. A. Customary law of the nomadic tribes of Siberia : Uralic and Altaic series / V. A. Riasanovsky. — Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1965. — Vol. 48. — 151 pp.

References

1- Riasanovsky, N. V. Professor of Russian and European intellecutal history, University of California, Berkeley, 1957-1997 / N. V. Riasanovsky, R. E. Zelnik, A. Lage. — Berkeley, California: University of California, 1998. — 312 pp.
   2- Хисамутдинов, А. А. Профессор юриспруденции и востоковед Валентин Рязановский / А. А. Хисамутдинов // Проблемы Дальнего Востока. — 2003. — № 2.
  3-  Александров, Е. А. Русские в Северной Америке : Биографический словарь / Е. А. Александров. — СПб.: Филологический ф-т СПбГУ, 2006. — 599 с.

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