Sergei Issakov


Sergei Gennadievich Issakov was an Estonian literary scholar and politician.
Issakov was born into a family of first generation intellectuals. His parents were from Narva and of Russian descent. In 1941, his father was arrested on charges of espionage. A special meeting sentenced him to seven and a half years of imprisonment, and two years later he died in the camp.
He studied with Juri Lotman at the University of Tartu and graduated in 1954 as a philologist of Russian. In 1955, he became a university lecturer, and from 1978 to 1997, he was a professor, and afterwards, an emeritus professor. Issakov was a Doctor of Philology from 1976 to his death. He worked as a lecturer in Russian literature at the University of Helsinki.
From 1995 to 1999, Issakov was a member of the Riigikogu for the pro-Russian Our Home is Estonia coalition, representing Tartu.

Works

Issakov had published numerous studies primarily on Russian-Estonian cultural relations.
  • "Postitõllaga läbi Eestimaa" compilation.
  • Collected works "Tartu Ülikooli ajalugu", co-authored.
  • The Estonian-language studies in the collection "Arhiivide peidikuist".
  • "Mälestusi Tartu Ülikoolist " Tallinn, Eesti Raamat, 1986.
  • "Tuhandeaastane teekond. Venelased Eestis. Kultuurilugu"

Awards