From Bosporus to Palestinian Gaza. On the 60th Anniversary of Professor N.N. Bolgov's Birth

Abstract

This paper attempts to outline the life and scientific path of Nikolai Nikolaevich Bolgov, Professor of the Department of General History, in connection with his 60th birthday. We highlight several thematic blocks in his scientific discourse. The earliest one is associated with the history and archeology of the late antique Bosporus and the Kitean archaeological expedition. Having devoted almost 20 years to this topic, N.N. Bolgov began to actively move on to Byzantine subjects in 2008–2009, while maintaining an interest in Bosporan archeology to this day. In Byzantium, the researcher is especially attracted to the topics of the history of the regions of Early Byzantium, intellectual life, problems of source studies, and gender history. The researcher has greatly contributed to training highly qualified personnel, being a scientific advisor for three doctoral and more than 30 candidate dissertations. In addition to his own articles, N.N. Bolgov has prepared and edited more than 40 books of conference proceedings and other works. Among his other important initiatives are the Byzantine Club, the All-Russian Summer School on Byzantine Studies, the Byzantine Tree project of the Priority 2030 program, and scientific and educational trips to various countries of the early Byzantine tradition. Having become the successor of professor E.A. Molev, N.N. Bolgov is actively developing the scientific direction of "Classical and Byzantine Tradition" at Belgorod State University; about 30 students are involved in the research team.