Jyvskyl -2006: Language and activity

Alexei Leontiev
(1936-2004)

A.L. was born on

14.01.1936 in Moscow
He was the unique son
of A.N. and M.P.

Alexei N.
Leontiev
7 years old

Alexei A.
Leontiev
7 years old

The main part of the autobiography that

A.A. started to write was devoted to the
life of his father, A.N. He wrote:

It may seem, that I tell of him too

much and too detailed. But what
mainly formed me as a personality
and as a scientist was the
communication with him.

A.L. - teenager

Leontievs family (A.L. with parents and grands)

From 1953 to 1958

A.L. was a student of
the philological
faculty in Moscow
State University

As a historian of science

The first PhD paper (1963):

General linguistic views of
I.A. Baudouin de Courtenay

Baudouin de
Courtenay
Ivan Aleksandrovich

As a historian of science

Bernstein Sergey
Ignatievich

Polivanov Evgeny Dmitrievich

As a historian of science

Lev S.Vygotsky

Alexei N. Leontiev

As a linguist

1974

1981

From 1958 A.L. worked in the

Linguistic Institute of USSR
Academy of Sciences

Popularization of science
- Origin and early development of the language (1963)
- Linguistics and psychology (1966)
- What is language (1976)
- A voyage on the map of languages (1981)

Psycholinguistics
In 1968 was prepared the second PhD
Theoretical problems of psycholinguistic modeling
of language activity
In 1975 the third PhD
The psychology of language
communication

Applied linguistics
Language teaching
Criminological examination
Psychology of public
speaking
Mass communication
etc.

Psychology

From the memorial conference for A.N.Leontievs 100-anniversary (2003)

Education
A.A. Leontiev was the
scientific leader of the
education system
School 2100, which
is now the fourth
official system in
Russian Federation

A.L. with his children

The memorial scientific events

Conference on rehabilitation
psychology (Zelenograd, May 2005)
Conference on reading psychology
(Moscow, January 2006)
Conference on Russian language in
cultural contexts (Warsaw, May
2006)
Conference Beyond the barriers
(Moscow, May 2006)
Conference on Psycholinguistics
(Moscow, May 2006)
Conference on Applied Linguistics
(Jyvskyl, June 2006)
Student summer school Language,
personality, activity (Moscow,
September 2006)

Student school:

Language, Personality, Activity:

in the memory of A.A. Leontiev
September 7-10 2006, Moscow
Psycholinguistics and
neurolinguistics

Psychology of
communication

Ethno psychology and

psychology of culture

Psychology of art
Psychology in the
context of other sciences

Psychology of teaching
Methodology of
psychology

Students and young scientists are very welcome to take

part in this event! The applies are received till 30.06.2006
For more information please
see
www.lpsh.narod.ru
mail to: lpsh @ yandex.ru

A.N.L. with students on a school

(1968)

A.A.L. with students

on a school (2003)

A.L. in Finland:

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