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N.A. MOHOV (1904–1983), SON OF AN ENTREPRENEUR, PROMOTER OF OFFICIAL HISTORIOGRAPHY, THE INTELLECTUAL WITH DOUBLE THINKING
Authors: Demir DRAGNEV, Ion Valer XENOFONTOV
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Nikolai Mohov was born on November 26/December 9, 1904, in the village of Mostovoe, Krasnodar Territory, Russian Empire. Initially, in his autobiography, in the chapter on social origin, he noted that he “came from a peasant family, and my father, in addition to agricultural activity, was engaged in various industrial activities, sometimes doing menial work”. On February 3, 1955, being forced by certain circumstances, he made an annotation to the biographical note in which he specified that his father owned an oil mill that employed 3-5 workers. In his autobiography of November 14, 1971, he noted: “my father was from the midfield, then he became a kulak”. This biographical “stain” will mark his professional path, but also the form of obedience to the political system of the time. That is why it is no coincidence that in a characte¬ristic issued by the administration of the Academy of Sciences of the Moldovan SSR it was noted that he is "Honest. Industrious. With impeccable morals. Servant of the Party and the people". His private biography, but also his scientific activity, is conclusive in this regard.