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Boris Grekov

Soviet historian (1882-1953) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 71

Boris Dmitrievich Grekov was a Russian and Soviet historian noted for his comprehensive studies of Kievan Rus and the Golden Horde.

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A typical day, 30 days to 23 August 2026

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1953Died9 September 19531952Order of LeninAwardStalin Prize, 2nd degreeAward1948State Stalin Prize, 1st degreeAward1945Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1944Order of LeninAward1943State Stalin Prize, 1st degreeAward1882Born21 April 1882

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Stalin Prize, 2nd degree1952
Order of Lenin1952
State Stalin Prize, 1st degree1948
Order of the Red Banner of Labour1945
Order of Lenin1944
State Stalin Prize, 1st degree1943
Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

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He was a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1934) and several foreign academies, as well as Director of the Saint Petersburg Institute of History and the Russian History Institute in Moscow.

Country
Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1882 to 1953 · aged 71