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Richard E. Pipes

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Richard E. Pipes
Richard E. Pipes
Personal details
Birth nameRichard Edgar Pipes
Born11 July 1923
Cieszyn, Poland
Died17 May 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
NativityPoland
ReligionJewish
AwardsNational Humanities Medal
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN35603328
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944)
Section7B
EnlistedAkron, Ohio
Awards and honors
  • National Humanities Medal
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}} Richard Edgar Pipes (Template:Langx; July 11, 1923 – May 17, 2018) was an American historian who specialized in Russian and Soviet history. Pipes was a frequent interviewee in the press on the matters of Soviet history and foreign affairs. His writings also appear in Commentary, The New York Times, and The Times Literary Supplement.

Biography

At Harvard University, Pipes taught large courses on Imperial Russia as well as the Russian Revolution and guided over 80 graduate students to their PhDs.

}} Richard Edgar Pipes (Template:Langx; July 11, 1923 – May 17, 2018) was an American historian who specialized in Russian and Soviet history. In 1976, he headed Team B, a team of analysts organized by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which analyzed the strategic capacities and goals of the Soviet military and political leadership. Pipes was a frequent interviewee in the press on the matters of Soviet history and foreign affairs.

His writings also appear in Commentary, The New York Times, and The Times Literary Supplement. Pipes is the father of American historian Daniel Pipes.


Research notes

  • Russian scholar; see Wiki
  • 7/11/1923-A

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 35603328
Nara Name PIPES RICHARD E
Nara State 3
Nara County 15
Nara POE 5303
Nara DOE 170243
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha BI
Nara Branch Code 0
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment 5
Term of enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity N0
Nara Year of Birth 23
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 7
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 71
Nara Weight (lbs) 144
Class_ASN 35603328
Class_Name PIPES, Richard E.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Richard Pipes
  • Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
  • NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)