Anatoly Torkunov
| Anatoly Torkunov | |
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| Born |
26 August 1950 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Residence | Moscow |
| Nationality |
 Russian
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| Fields | International relations |
| Institutions | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Known for |
Diplomat, IR Scholar, Rector of Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
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Anatoly Vasilyevich Torkunov (Russian: Анатолий Васильевич Торкунов; born 26 August 1950) is a Soviet and Russian diplomat and international relations scholar.
The rector of Moscow's State Institute of International Relations, Torkunov is a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Collegium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
He serves as chairman of the United Nations Association of Russia.
Anatoly Torkunov was born on 26 August 1950 in the family of ZiL factory workers in Moscow. His father, Vasily Torkunov, was one of the chief organizers of Soviet automobile industry.
After graduation from MGIMO-University (the Moscow State Institute of International Relations) in 1972, Anatoly Torkunov began teaching at the institute, while carrying out post-graduate research related to Africa and Asia. He was awarded the degree of candidate of sciences in history for a PhD thesis on the installation and consolidation of bureaucratic military rule in South Korea in 1977. His administrative career included working on positions of the rector's assistant, dean of the international office, vice-rector for international cooperation.
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