Sergei Vladimirovich Kisselev

Sergei Vladimirovich Kiselyov ( Russian Сергей Владимирович Киселёв ., Scientific transliteration Sergei Kiselev Vladimirovič ; born July 4 ^{. Jul} / 17th July  1905 ^greg. In Mytishchi , † 8. November 1962 in Moscow ) was a Soviet archaeologist and historian . He mainly dealt with the Bronze Age as well as the ancient and medieval history of the peoples of South Siberia and Mongolia .

Kisselev graduated from Lomonosov University in Moscow in 1926 . From 1927, Kisseljow conducted research in the Altai Mountains , Khakassia , Tuva and in central Kazakhstan . From 1930 he was a research associate at the State Academy for the History of Material Culture ( Государственная академия истории материальной культуры ), which later became the Institute for Archeology of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. In 1939 Kisselev became a university professor in Moscow. From 1949 until his death he was the editor-in-chief of the magazine Bote of Ancient History (Russian: "Вестник древней истории" ). Kisselev's archaeological research led to the book Ancient History of South Siberia (Russian Древняя история Южной Сибири ), which was published in 1949 and for which he received the State Prize of the USSR in 1950 . From 1949 to 1950 he headed the Soviet-Mongolian expedition under which the Mongolian ruins Chara Balgas ( Хара-Балгас ) and Karakorum were excavated and studied. In the years 1957 to 1961 he examined the Konduiski Palace ( Кондуйский дворец ) and the city of Chirchira ( Хирхира ) in Transbaikalia . Since 1953 Kisselev was a corresponding member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences .

Kisselev was awarded the Order of Lenin and the Order of "Sign of Honor" ( Орден "Знак Почёта" ) for his services .

Web links

• Article Sergei Wladimirowitsch Kisseljow in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)http: //vorlage_gse.test/1%3D061486~2a%3D~2b%3DSergei%20Wladimirowitsch%20Kisseljow