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Lev Semionovich Vygotsky was a Jewish-Russian psychologist who developed the Cultural-Historical Theory (also known as the Sociocultural Theory or the Social Development Theory).

He believed community, culture, and social interaction play key roles in how children think and learn. Vygotsky also held the view that learning may differ from one culture to another. However, many of his theories are incomplete as he died when he was only 37 years old.

Lev Vygotsky's Childhood

Lev Vygotsky was born on November 17, 1896, in Orsha, Belarus.

He was the second child in a family of eight children. His father, Simkha Vygodskii, worked as a banker and was known to have a stern personality.

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His mother, Cecelia Moiseievna, was a licensed teacher who devoted herself to her family and schooled her children at home.

During the time Vygotsky was born, Belarus was considered a part of the Russian Empire. When he was one year old, his family moved from Orsha to a nearby town called Gomel.

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