Arnold McMillin

Arnold Barratt McMillin, born 21 June 1941 in Newcastle upon Tyne, is a prominent British scholar of Belarusian and Russian studies, Emeritus Professor of Russian Literature, and the author of the first English-language history of Belarusian literature.
Life.
Arnold McMillin studied at the University of London where he earned a PhD in Slavic Philology in 1971. The topic of his dissertation - the vocabulary of the Belarusian literary language in the 19th century - was suggested by a prominent slavist, Robert Auty. Belarus was a completely neglected field of Slavonic studies at that time. In writing the dissertation, McMillin drew upon the resources and expertese of what would become the Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum in London.
McMillin taught the Russian language and literature at the University of London (1965-76) and the University of Liverpool (1976-88). In 1988-2006, he was a professor of Russian literature at the University of London.
In 1984-86, McMillin was the President of the British Universities Association of Slavists; in 1978-88, a British representative at the International Committee of Slavists; a member of the International Association of Scholars of Belarusian Studies.
Academic work.
McMillin authored eight monographs and over 100 articles on Belarusian literature, and over 30 articles about Russian literature and music. He published over 500 book reviews and introductions, and edited 13 books.
McMillin's PhD dissertation became the base for his first monograph, "The Vocabulary of the Byelorussian Literary Language in the Nineteenth Century", published by the Anglo-Belarusian Society in 1973.
McMillin's "A History of Byelorussian Literature from Its Origins to the Present Day" (1977) was the first English-language history of Belarusian literature.