Petro Petrovych Tolochko (Ukrainian: Петро́ Петро́вич Толо́чко; 21 February 1938 – 28 April 2024) was a Soviet and Ukrainian historian, archaeologist, and political activist.[1] He was one of the leading specialists in history of the Kievan Rus (Old Rus) and one of leading researchers of the NASU Institute of Archaeology of Ukraine.

Tolochko in 2009

Tolochko was a doctor of historical sciences (1981), professor (1982), full member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1990), foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2011, on 8 March 2022 announced withdrawal from its membership[2]) and member of the World Russian People's Council.[3]

Tolochko died on 28 April 2024, at the age of 86.[4]

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  1. ^ Ivakin, Hlib. "Tolochko, Petro". Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. NASU Institute of History of Ukraine.
  2. ^ Колективна заява до Президії Російської академії наук від членів НАН України – іноземних членів РАН
  3. ^ Academician of the NAN of Ukraine P.P.Tolochko: It is immoral to deny our common history (Академик НАН Украины П.П. Толочко: Безнравственно отказываться от нашей общей истории). World Russian People's Council website. 2 November 2018
  4. ^ "Источник назвал причину смерти историка Петра Толочко". ria.ru. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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