Mihhail Lotman
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Mihhail Lotman is an Estonia
n literature researcher and politician, son of Yuri Lotman
and Zara Mints
.
Mihhail Lotman's research fields include general semiotics
and semiotics of culture as well as text theory and history of Russian literature
. Lotman was a member of the board of Russian Cultural Society in Estonia from 1988 to 1994. Lotman is a professor of semiotics and literary theory at the Tallinn University and also a member of a research group on semiotics at the University of Tartu.
Lotman was awarded the Medal of the Order of the White Star
on February 2, 2001. In recent years, Lotman has been active in politics, serving as Member of Riigikogu
for the conservative Res Publica Party
.
In 2010, Lotman defended Sofi Oksanen
's novel Puhdistus
against anti-Oksanen campaigners in Estonia.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n literature researcher and politician, son of Yuri Lotman
Yuri Lotman
Yuri Mikhailovich Lotman – a prominent Soviet literary scholar, semiotician, and cultural historian. Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences...
and Zara Mints
Zara Mints
Zara Grigoryevna Mints was a Slavic literary scientist active in the University of Tartu. She was the wife of Juri Lotman.Zara Mints was born in Pskov, but the family soon moved to Leningrad...
.
Mihhail Lotman's research fields include general semiotics
Semiotics
Semiotics, also called semiotic studies or semiology, is the study of signs and sign processes , indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication...
and semiotics of culture as well as text theory and history of Russian literature
Russian literature
Russian literature refers to the literature of Russia or its émigrés, and to the Russian-language literature of several independent nations once a part of what was historically Russia or the Soviet Union...
. Lotman was a member of the board of Russian Cultural Society in Estonia from 1988 to 1994. Lotman is a professor of semiotics and literary theory at the Tallinn University and also a member of a research group on semiotics at the University of Tartu.
Lotman was awarded the Medal of the Order of the White Star
Order of the White Star
The Order of the White Star was instituted on 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state.- Classes :The Order of the White Star comprises five classes:...
on February 2, 2001. In recent years, Lotman has been active in politics, serving as Member of Riigikogu
Riigikogu
The Riigikogu is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. All important state-related questions pass through the Riigikogu...
for the conservative Res Publica Party
Res Publica Party
Res Publica Party was a political party in Estonia that self-identified as conservative and therefore member of IDU, but considering its vague platform for 2003 election, the genuineness of this ideology is disputed...
.
In 2010, Lotman defended Sofi Oksanen
Sofi Oksanen
Sofi Oksanen is a Finnish contemporary writer. She was born in Jyväskylä. Her father is Finnish and her mother is Estonian. So far, Oksanen has published three novels, one an international best seller and a play. She has received several awards for her literary work.-Life:Sofi Oksanen was born and...
's novel Puhdistus
Purge (novel)
Purge is a novel by Finnish-Estonian writer Sofi Oksanen, which has been translated into thirty-eight languages. Oksanen's third Finnish-language novel was published in 2008, based upon her original play of the same name, which was staged at the Finnish National Theatre in 2007...
against anti-Oksanen campaigners in Estonia.