Ilya Pavlovich Petrushevsky

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Ilya Pavlovich Petruschewski ( Russian Илья Павлович Петрушевский ;. Scientific transliteration Il'ja Pavlovič Petruševskij ; born June 10 . Jul / 22. June  1898 greg. In Kiev , † 1977 in Leningrad ) was a Soviet historian and orientalist .

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He spent much of his previous scientific career in the Azerbaijani SSR . He was Professor of Middle Eastern History at Leningrad University for more than 20 years .

One of his best-known works is his book Islam in Iran , which was translated into English by Hubert Evans.

Petrushevsky was buried in the Seraphim Cemetery in St. Petersburg .

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  1. sunypress.edu