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'''Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore''' is a British historian, journalist and author. Portions of his work have been translated into 35 languages. His specialty is the perpetuation of the [[black legend]] against [[Russia]], in the tradition of the [[Information Research Department]].
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==Family==
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Stephen Eric Sebag-Montefiore, Simon's father, was a surgeon and descended from [[Sephardic Jews]] who immigrated to [[England]] from [[Italy]] in the [[18th century]] and made a fortune there; the sheriff of London, banker and philanthropist [[Moses Montefiore]] was his great-uncle. Simon's mother Phyllis April Jaffé comes from a family of destitute Lithuanian Jews who fled the [[Russian Empire]] around [[1900]].<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-shasha/moses-montefiore-the-most_b_610879.html</ref>
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The dual surname Sebag-Montefiore originated when Simon's great-grandfather [[Joseph Sebag]], the eldest son of [[Solomon Sebag]] and Sarah Montefiore, merged his parents' names by royal authority in [[1885]]. Sarah was the eldest sister of [[Moses Montefiore]], who had no children of is own. Simon Sebag Montefiore, who writes his own name without a hyphen, is married to the writer [[Santa Montefiore]], née Palmer-Tomkinson. The couple have two children and live in the London Borough of [[Kensington]]. The author [[Hugh Sebag-Montefiore]] is his brother.
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Sebag Montefiore was educated at [[Ludgrove School]] and [[Harrow School]] where he was editor of the school newspaper, ''The Harrovian''. In the autumn of 1983 he interviewed [[Margaret Thatcher]] for ''The Harrovian''.<ref>http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/802162/16704506/1329784568567/HH198309704-1.pdf?token=6RSLA6meTynp4DfBCQqzsQprzek%3D</ref><ref name="Gold">https://www.thejc.com/news/news/the-man-who-wrote-the-world-tanya-gold-meets-simon-sebag-montefiore-2LOUfaK1wIZRjshAfmJghV</ref> He won an [[Exhibition (scholarship)|Exhibition]] to read history at [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]]<ref name="BBC">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/review/7513650.stm</ref> where he received his Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD).<ref name="SSM website">https://web.archive.org/web/20140730232723/http://www.simonsebagmontefiore.com/author.aspx</ref>
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Montefiore lives in London with his wife, the novelist [[Santa Montefiore]], and their two children.<ref name="BBC"/> The couple are friends of [[King Charles III]] and the Queen Consort.<ref>https://www.tatler.com/gallery/king-charles-iii-camilla-queen-consort-best-friends-inner-circle</ref> He introduced future Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] to Charles at an amicable dinner at his home in December [[2006]], after the prince indicated he wanted to get to know the young, [[environmentally]] conscious opposition leader.
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==Career==
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As a foreign correspondent for various newspapers, he undertook many trips to the [[Caucasus]], [[Ukraine]], [[Central Asia]] and other places in the former [[Soviet Union]]. He was in [[Russia]] at the time of the dissolution of the union. He writes for ''[[The Sunday Times]]'', ''[[The Spectator]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]'', among others.
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==Books==
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;Non-fiction
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* ''Catherine the Great and Potemkin'' (2001) (originally published as ''The Prince of Princes: The Life of Potemkin'')
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* ''[[Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar]]'' (2003)
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* ''Young Stalin'' (2007)
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* ''[[Monsters: History's Most Evil Men and Women]]'' (2008)
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* ''[[Jerusalem: The Biography]]'' (2011)
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* ''Titans of History'' (2012)
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* ''[[The Romanovs 1613–1918]]'' (2016)
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* ''King's Parade'' (1991)<ref>http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/18th-may-1991/30/made-young-with-young-desires</ref>
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* ''My Affair with Stalin'' (1997)<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/917082.My_Affair_With_Stalin</ref>
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* ''Sashenka'' (2008)
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* ''One Night in Winter'' (2013)
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* ''Red Sky at Noon'' (2017)
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Born27 June 1965
NationalityUK
Alma materLudgrove School, Harrow School, Gonville and Caius College (Cambridge)
SpouseSanta Montefiore
Member ofJeffrey Epstein/Black book, Notting Hill Set
Relatives • Joseph Sebag-Montefiore
• Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
British well-connected historian specializing is perpetuating the black legend against Russia.

Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore is a British historian, journalist and author. Portions of his work have been translated into 35 languages. His specialty is the perpetuation of the black legend against Russia, in the tradition of the Information Research Department.

Family

Stephen Eric Sebag-Montefiore, Simon's father, was a surgeon and descended from Sephardic Jews who immigrated to England from Italy in the 18th century and made a fortune there; the sheriff of London, banker and philanthropist Moses Montefiore was his great-uncle. Simon's mother Phyllis April Jaffé comes from a family of destitute Lithuanian Jews who fled the Russian Empire around 1900.[1]

The dual surname Sebag-Montefiore originated when Simon's great-grandfather Joseph Sebag, the eldest son of Solomon Sebag and Sarah Montefiore, merged his parents' names by royal authority in 1885. Sarah was the eldest sister of Moses Montefiore, who had no children of is own. Simon Sebag Montefiore, who writes his own name without a hyphen, is married to the writer Santa Montefiore, née Palmer-Tomkinson. The couple have two children and live in the London Borough of Kensington. The author Hugh Sebag-Montefiore is his brother.

Sebag Montefiore was educated at Ludgrove School and Harrow School where he was editor of the school newspaper, The Harrovian. In the autumn of 1983 he interviewed Margaret Thatcher for The Harrovian.[2][3] He won an Exhibition to read history at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge[4] where he received his Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD).[5]

Montefiore lives in London with his wife, the novelist Santa Montefiore, and their two children.[4] The couple are friends of King Charles III and the Queen Consort.[6] He introduced future Prime Minister David Cameron to Charles at an amicable dinner at his home in December 2006, after the prince indicated he wanted to get to know the young, environmentally conscious opposition leader.

Career

As a foreign correspondent for various newspapers, he undertook many trips to the Caucasus, Ukraine, Central Asia and other places in the former Soviet Union. He was in Russia at the time of the dissolution of the union. He writes for The Sunday Times, The Spectator and The New York Times, among others.

Books

Non-fiction
Fiction
  • King's Parade (1991)[7]
  • My Affair with Stalin (1997)[8]
  • Sashenka (2008)
  • One Night in Winter (2013)
  • Red Sky at Noon (2017)



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References

  1. ↑ https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-shasha/moses-montefiore-the-most_b_610879.html
  2. ↑ http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/802162/16704506/1329784568567/HH198309704-1.pdf?token=6RSLA6meTynp4DfBCQqzsQprzek%3D
  3. ↑ https://www.thejc.com/news/news/the-man-who-wrote-the-world-tanya-gold-meets-simon-sebag-montefiore-2LOUfaK1wIZRjshAfmJghV
  4. ↑ a b http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/review/7513650.stm
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140730232723/http://www.simonsebagmontefiore.com/author.aspx
  6. ↑ https://www.tatler.com/gallery/king-charles-iii-camilla-queen-consort-best-friends-inner-circle
  7. ↑ http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/18th-may-1991/30/made-young-with-young-desires
  8. ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/917082.My_Affair_With_Stalin
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