Mikhail Artamonov (historian)

Mikhail Artamonov
Artamonov in 1922
Born
Mikhail Illarionovich Artamonov

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

Mikhail Illarionovich Artamonov (‹See Tfd›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