The article is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Aleksei Sergeevich Uvarov (1824—1884), a Russian archaeologist, philanthropist, collector, creator and first head of the Moscow Historical Museum and founder of the Moscow Archaeological Society. The material of our manuscript was the works of A.S. Uvarov himself, as well as biographical studies about him. Such methods of historical research as content analysis, biographical method, method of classification and synthesis are applied. Uvarov financed and organized field archaeological trips and excavations in the northern and eastern Black Sea region, in the Crimea, on the territory of Yaroslavl province. According to the burials, he described the life of Meryan, studied ancient Russian numismatics, the history of battles, and tactics. Most of Uvarov's works were published in St. Petersburg. He founded the Moscow Archaeological Society, the First Society of Railways, and the Moscow Historical Museum. He was engaged in philanthropy, founded and financed the foundation named after his father, giving out prizes for research achievements. He was successfully engaged in collecting, having founded a rich museum on his estate.
Source: Igor А. Gordeev, Mikhail G. Smirnov, Vladimir A. Svechnikov, Oksana N. Golovchenko (2024). To the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Russian Archaeologist Aleksei Sergeevich Uvarov (1824–1884): Some Biographical Aspects. Bylye Gody. 19(2): 652-657
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