Mihajlov, Mihajlo, 1934-2010

Yugoslav dissident author and political prisoner; subsequently literary scholar, journalist and Radio Free Europe analyst in the United States.

From the description of Mihajlo Mihajlov papers, 1921-2010. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872357

Biographical Note

• September 26, 1934: Born in Pančevo, Yugoslavia
• 1959: Graduated from Philosophy Faculty of Zagreb University
• 1961 - 1962 : Served in the Yugoslav Army
• 1962 - 1963 : Worked as translator and free-lance writer in Zagreb
• 1963: Assistant Professor of Russian literature and language at the Philosophy Faculty of the Zadar branch of Zagreb University
• Summer 1964: Visited the Soviet Union as part of a Soviet-Yugoslav cultural exchange program and spent several weeks in Moscow and other Soviet cities
• 1965: Author, Moscow Summer
• 1966: Arrested and sentenced to jail for "slandering a friendly nation" with the publication of Moscow Summer Author, A Historical Perspective
• 1968: Author, Russian Themes
• 1970: Released from prison
• 1970 - 1974 : Worked as free-lance writer in Novi Sad, contributed to the world press, and drafted Unscientific Thoughts
• October 1974: Arrested for essays and articles published in the Western press
• 1975: Sentenced by the District Court at Novi Sad, Serbia, to seven years' imprisonment on charges of suspicion of hostile activity against Yugoslavia and spreading hostile propaganda, arising out of articles published in the West
• 1976: Author, Underground Notes
• November 1977: Amnestied before the end of his term under the pressure of President Jimmy Carter's human rights campaign
• 1978: Moved to the United States; received an award from the International League for Human Rights for outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of international human rights and justice
• 1978 - 1985 : Taught courses in Russian literature and philosophy at several universities in the United States and Western Europe
• 1979: Author, Unscientific Thoughts
• 1980: Recipient of the Ford Foundation Award for Humanistic Perspectives on Contemporary Society
• 1985 - 1994 : Worked for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as an analyst and commentator for intellectual and ideological affairs, in Munich and Washington, D.C.
• 1994 - 1999 : Senior associate with the program on transitions to democracy, Elliot School of International Affairs, the George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
• 1999: Adjunct fellow of the Hudson Institute
• 2000: Visiting Professor at State University - Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia
• 2001 - 2010 : Resided in Belgrade, published and lectured actively
• 2010: Died in Belgrade, Serbia

From the guide to the Mihajlo Mihajlov papers, 1921-2010, (Hoover Institution Archives)