Most of these have already been posted by me elsewhere.
— Roger W. Smith
some favorite Sorokin photos
Tag: Peter P. Sorokin
a visit to 8 Cliff Street
On May 24, 2017, on a trip to Massachusetts, I made a stop in Winchester (a town near Cambridge), where Pitirim A. Sorokin, his wife Elena, and their sons lived. Both of Sorokin’s sons graduated from Winchester High School.
I know the area well, having grown up in Cambridge. My father grew up in nearby Arlington. A musician and piano teacher, he had many piano students in Winchester and was involved in musical productions there.
Sorokin and family resided at 8 Cliff Street in Winchester.
I was interested not only to see the residence of a world renowned scholar and writer, but also to see the house because it was famous for its grounds: a garden developed and maintained by Sorokin himself, for which he had won awards from horticultural societies and of which he was proud.
I drove up the block, which was on a steep ascent, using GPS to guide me. The GPS system advised me that I had arrived at my destination, 8 Cliff Street, on my left. I saw 6 Cliff Street, but where was number 8? Number 8 was shrouded and hidden by a profusion of flowering bushes. It reminded me of the Forest of Thorns in “Sleeping Beauty.”
‘Winchester Hillside Aglow with Azaleas’ – Boston Globe 5-23-1954
— posted by Roger W. Smith
February 2024
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Pitirim A. Sorokin residence, 8 Cliff St., Winchester, MA. Photographs by Roger W. Smith
Peter P. Sorokin
Peter Pitirimovich Sorokin obit – PNAS
Peter Pitirimovich Sorokin obit – Physics Today
re Peter P. Sorokin discoveries – NY Herald Tribune 12-15-1960 (2)
Peter P. Sorokin awarded patent for new laser – NY Times 4-25-1964 (2)
Peter Sorokin marriage – Los Angeles Times 12-4-1977 (2)
The family of Sorokin and the careers of his two sons are of intrinsic interest to me.
I have posted here items re Sorokin’s oldest son, Peter P. Sorokin (1935-2015). They are self-explanatory.
— Roger W. Smith
dedication page, “Social and Cultural Dynamics”
This is the dedication page of the first volume of Sorokin’s Social and Cultural Dynamics (1937). Peter and Sergei were Sorokin’s sons.
Few would disagree, I am sure, that there was something wonderful — authentic, deep, sincere — about Sorokin the person. And I feel this can be seen in his family and the Russian émigré milieu he and they moved in: their closest associates and friends.
— posted by Roger W. Smith
May 2020
Pitirim Alexandrovich Sorokin 