Deletion of Rudolf Yanson

Comment: Per Nsk92 (
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)

Comment: A Dean of Faculty in an equivalent university in the United States or the United Kingdom would get a unanimous "keep" if nominated for deletion (e.g. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen Mumford), so why treat someone at Saint Petersburg State University any differently? This isn't a case of , but of 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS||WP:OTHERSTUFFGETSKEPTATAFD)

Comment: Per , we need some tangible and verifiable evidence of academic notability, such as citations of his work, reviews of his books, academic awards etc. Such evidence is not available here. I am a native Russian speaker and I did a bit of google searching in both Russian and English and found very little. It may be that google does not yet have access to various Russian sources, but that is not a good enough reason to keep the article. If and when some verifiable sources covering his work are forthcoming, the article may be re-created. For now, IMO, it should be deleted and maybe userfied, so that the creator of the article may keep working on it in his userspace
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:PROF)