Soviet Russian historian-orientalist and archaeologist (1908–1990)
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Borisovich and the family name is Piotrovsky.
Boris Piotrovsky
Born
(1908-02-14)February 14, 1908
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died
October 15, 1990(1990-10-15) (aged 82)
Leningrad, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)
Archaeologist, historian
Known for
Excavations of Karmir Blur (Teishebaini); studies on Urartu
Political party
CPSU (from 1945)
Boris Borisovich Piotrovsky, also Piotrovskii (Russian: Бори́с Бори́сович Пиотро́вский; February 14 [O.S. February 1] 1908 – October 15, 1990) was a Soviet Russian academician, historian-orientalist and archaeologist who studied the ancient civilizations of Urartu, Scythia, and Nubia. He is best known as a key figure in the study of the Urartian civilization of the southern Caucasus.[1] From 1964 until his death, Piotrovsky was also Director of the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg).
^Wire report from the Associated Press. "Boris B. Piotrovsky, Archeologist; Director of the Hermitage Was 82." The New York Times. October 17, 1990. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
Boris Borisovich Piotrovsky, also Piotrovskii (Russian: Бори́с Бори́сович Пиотро́вский; February 14 [O.S. February 1] 1908 – October 15, 1990) was a Soviet...
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Wine of Semirechye Monasteries]. // Hermitage Readings in Memory of BorisPiotrovsky. St. Petersburg, 1999. Pages 70-74. Cui, Mingde (2005). The History...
research at this Faculty throughout its history: Hakob Manandyan, BorisPiotrovsky, Mkrtich Nersisyan, Ashot Hovhannisyan, Gagik Sargsyan, Gevorg Gharibjanyan...
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the wife of their supreme god, Khaldi. Mythology portal Asia portal Piotrovsky, Boris B. (1969) The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure...
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archaeologist BorisPiotrovsky, who participated in the excavations of the ancient Urartian city of Teishebaini. Ayvazyan discussed with Piotrovsky whether...
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countries after the fall of Urartu in the 6th century BC. Observations by BorisPiotrovsky suggest that decoration and production techniques of Scythian belts...
figures on Urartian ornaments and cauldrons depict this goddess. Piotrovsky, Boris B. (1969) The Ancient Civilization of Urartu: An Archaeological Adventure...
identifies Partatua's son and successor Madyes with Armenian Hracheay. BorisPiotrovsky suggests that Paroyr was the Armenian ruler of Scythian origin of one...
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originated in the Mesopotamian region. According to the theory of BorisPiotrovsky, the religions of the Urartians and the Hurrians intermingled. Igor...
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Page 103 of 103-115 Liverani 2013, p. 521-522. Sasson 1995, p. 2171. BorisPiotrovsky, The Ancient Civilization of Urartu (London: 1969) John Noonan, Van...
university, and guest lecturers as varied as Immanuel Velikovsky, BorisPiotrovsky and Hans Wolfgang Müller. In 1988 he settled in Washington DC, archiving...
at the Saint Petersburg State University under the supervision of BorisPiotrovsky. His thesis was "Iron in Ancient Western Asia". Areshian knew 9 languages;...
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