Mikhail Artamonov (historian)

Mikhail Artamonov
Artamonov in 1922
Born
Mikhail Illarionovich Artamonov

5 December 1898
Vygolovo, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire
Died31 July 1972(1972-07-31) (aged 73)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Resting placeNorthern Cemetery [ru], Saint Petersburg
AwardsOrder of Lenin
The site of the Khazar fortress of Sarkel, which was discovered and excavated by Artamonov in the 1930s.

Mikhail Illarionovich Artamonov (Russian: Михаил Илларионович Артамонов; December 5 [O.S. November 23] 1898 – July 31, 1972)[1] was a Soviet and Russian historian and archeologist, who came to be recognized as the founding father of modern Khazar studies.

  1. ^ (in Russian) Biography Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine