Svetlana Pletnyova

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Professor
Svetlana Pletnyova
Светлана Плетнёва
nomads, notably the Khazars
AwardsOrder of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Labour Valour", Medal "For Distinguished Labour", USSR State Prize
Scientific career
FieldsHistory, Archaeology
InstitutionsInstitute of Archaeology of Russian Academy of Sciences [ru]
ThesisFrom nomads to cities (1967)
Academic advisorsMikhail Artamonov, Boris Rybakov
Notable studentsMurtazali Gadjiev, Igor Kyzlasov [ru], Viktor Chkhaidze [ru]

Svetlana Alexandrovna Pletneva (also spelled Pletnyeva and Pletnyova;

Mikhail Artamonov, although she discarded many of the former's theories as mere speculations. She won the USSR State Prize
in 1986.

Pletneva is the author of numerous books on

nomads, particularly the Khazars
.

Honours and awards

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Preceded by Head Editor of the journal
Russian Archaeology

1988—1994
Succeeded by
Gulyaev, Valeriy Ivanovich