Richard Pipes

Richard Pipes
Pipes in 2004
Born	(1923-07-11)July 11, 1923 Cieszyn, Poland
Died	May 17, 2018(2018-05-17) (aged 94) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	Polish American
Citizenship	Poland (1923–1943) United States (1943–2018)
Education	Muskingum College Cornell University Harvard University
Spouse	Irene Eugenia Roth
Children	Daniel Pipes, Steven Pipes
Awards	National Humanities Medal
Scientific career
Fields	Russian history
Doctoral advisor	Michael Karpovich
Doctoral students	John V. A. Fine, Anna Geifman, Abbott Gleason, Edward L. Keenan, Peter Kenez, Eric Lohr, Michael Stanislawski, Richard Stites, Lee In-ho

Richard Edgar Pipes (Yiddish: ריכארד פּיִפּעץ Rikhard Pipets; Polish: Ryszard Pipes; July 11, 1923 – May 17, 2018) was an American historian who specialized in Russian and Soviet history. Pipes was a frequent interviewee in the press on the matters of Soviet history and foreign affairs. His writings also appear in Commentary, The New York Times, and The Times Literary Supplement.

At Harvard University, Pipes taught large courses on Imperial Russia as well as the Russian Revolution and guided over 80 graduate students to their PhDs. In 1976, he headed Team B, a team of analysts organized by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who analyzed the strategic capacities and goals of the Soviet military and political leadership. Pipes is the father of American historian Daniel Pipes.^[1][2]