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Valentin Yanin
Russian academic (1929-2020) · Russia · On the map · Academics · Died at 90
Valentin Lavrentievich Yanin was a leading Russian historian who authored 700 books and articles. He had also edited a number of important journals and primary sources, including works on medieval Russian law, sphragistics and epigraphy, archaeology and history.
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2020Died2 February 20202009Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th classAward1999Lomonosov Gold MedalAward1996State Prize of the Russian FederationAward1993Demidov PrizeAward1990Order of LeninAward1984Lenin PrizeAwardMedal "Veteran of Labour"Award1975Order of Friendship of PeoplesAwardOrder of the Red Banner of LabourAward1970USSR State PrizeAward1966Mikhail Lomonosov AwardAward1929Born6 February 1929
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His expertise was medieval Rus' especially Novgorod the Great, where he had headed archaeological digs beginning in 1962.
Country
Russia
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2020 · aged 90
