The remarkable Greater Manchester man who helped stop a nuclear stand-off with Russia
On Wednesday this week, family, friends, and colleagues from academia paid their respects to a remarkable man. It will not have been lost on any of them that the funeral at the Church of St John the Divine in Sale was held on the 33rd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The secret of Richard's unique ability is that he was not just simply an interpreter. Mrs Thatcher, in a 1990s interview about the influence of an interpreter in head of state talks, said: "It depends very much on the interpreter.
During that visit, the ‘Iron Lady’ – as Mrs Thatcher was nicknamed by a Soviet newspaper because of her leadership style – was such a hit with the Russian public that she was virtually mobbed, and Richard found himself, at times, also acting as personal body guard. Their 1989 meeting was confirmation of the “opening up” of East and West. Just seven months later, on November, 9, one of the most iconic scenes of modern history was witnessed - the tearing down of the Berlin Wall - a symbolic feature of the Iron Curtain which had divided the the East and West for four decades.
En route, in a scene which would have fitted neatly into a Cold War spy novel by John Le Carre, Richard offered an attractive fellow teacher a cigarette from his silver case. In 1964, he faced another dilemma: to continue school teaching or begin university lecturing in Russian. Later that year, a colleague from the Navy and lecturer in Russian and Polish at Salford University, presented him with an answer. There was a vacant lecturer post in Russian at Salford University.
Doctor Peter Doyle, a colleague of Richard’s spanning four decades wrote: “Professor Pollock was instrumental in introducing an innovative and pioneering languages degree at the Universities of Salford and Bradford which emphasised the importance of acquiring proficiency in usable and practical skills rather than the traditional knowledge of language and literature... Professor Pollock’s door was always open to staff and students alike and he was always happy to share his expertise.
Educated at Bristol Grammar School and Mill Hill Public School in north London, he excelled not only academically but also in rugby and cricket. His abilities blossomed soon in life. He entered sixth-form at the age of 14. As his contribution to world politics was never officially honoured, several attempts were made by his daughter after he suffered a mild stroke in 2014. They were all unsuccessful, despite numerous letters of unquestionable support being obtained, including one from Thatcher’s former private secretary.
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