Svetlana Pletnyova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Svetlana Pletnyova

Russian historian and archaeologist

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1926

Place of Birth: Kirov, Vyatka Governorate

Date of Death: 20-Nov-2008

Profession: historian, archaeologist, anthropologist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Svetlana Alexandrovna Pletneva (also called Pletnyeva and Pletnyova Russian: ???????? ????????????? ????????) (April 1, 1926 in Vyatka- 20 November 2008 in Moscow) was a Russian and Soviet archaeologist and historian.
Like Lev Gumilev, she was a student of 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 Eurasian nomads, particularly the Khazars.