Petro Tolochko

Petro Tolochko
Petro Tolochko
	Tolochko in 2009
Born	February 21, 1938; Prystromy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	April 28, 2024 (aged 86); Kyiv, Ukraine
Citizenship	Soviet Union (1938–1991) → Ukraine (1991-2024)
Alma mater	Kiev State University
Known for	Books about history; political activism;
Awards	Order of the Badge of Honour (1982); Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (1998, 2003, 2013); Order of Friendship (2008); Order of Sergius of Radonezh (2009);
	Scientific career
Fields	Archaeology; medieval history; studies of Old Rus';
Institutions	NASU Institute of Archaeology; Russian Academy of Sciences;
Doctoral advisor	Boris Rybakov

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 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 he announced the withdrawal of his membership^[2]) and member of the World Russian People's Council.^[3]

In Ukraine, Tolochko was heavily criticized for his pro-Russian views and for his disapproval of the country's relations with the EU and NATO.^[4]^[5]^[6] In 2016, he was forced to quit his position as the director of the Institute of Archaeology of the NASU.^[7] According to the Russian historian Ruslan Gagkuyev, Petro Tolochko was placed under house arrest in April 2023.^[8]^[9]

Tolochko died on 28 April 2024, at the age of 86.^[10]

^ Ivakin 2013.
^ NASU 2022.
^ WRPC 2018.
^ Tolochko 2018, p. 187.
^ Kot 2020.
^ Komersant 2024.
^ Komersant 2024, section 3: "Under public pressure, he was dismissed in 2016 from the post of director of the Institute of Archeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine"
^ RHS 2023, section 3: "Сам автор не смог принять участие в презентации - с апреля 2023 года академик Национальной академии наук Украины находится под домашним арестом. [The author himself could not take part in the presentation - from April 2023, the academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is under house arrest.]"
^ AllMedia 2023, section 7: "Я думаю, что сейчас голос Петра Петровича, находящегося под домашним арестом, является голосом всего украинского исторического сообщества [I think that now the voice of Petro Petrovych, who is under house arrest, is the voice of the entire Ukrainian historical community]"
^ RIA 2024.

[FOOTNOTEIvakin2013-1] Ivakin 2013.

[FOOTNOTENASU2022-2] NASU 2022.

[FOOTNOTEWRPC2018-3] WRPC 2018.

[FOOTNOTETolochko2018p._187-4] Tolochko 2018, p. 187.

[FOOTNOTEKot2020-5] Kot 2020.

[FOOTNOTEKomersant2024-6] Komersant 2024.

[FOOTNOTEKomersant2024section_3:_"Under_public_pressure,_he_was_dismissed_in_2016_from_the_post_of_director_of_the_Institute_of_Archeology_of_the_National_Academy_of_Sciences_of_Ukraine"-7] Komersant 2024, section 3: "Under public pressure, he was dismissed in 2016 from the post of director of the Institute of Archeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine"

[FOOTNOTERHS2023section_3:_"Сам_автор_не_смог_принять_участие_в_презентации_-_с_апреля_2023_года_академик_Национальной_академии_наук_Украины_находится_под_домашним_арестом._[The_author_himself_could_not_take_part_in_the_presentation_-_from_April_2023,_the_academician_of_the_National_Academy_of_Sciences_of_Ukraine_is_under_house_arrest.]"-8] RHS 2023, section 3: "Сам автор не смог принять участие в презентации - с апреля 2023 года академик Национальной академии наук Украины находится под домашним арестом. [The author himself could not take part in the presentation - from April 2023, the academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is under house arrest.]"

[FOOTNOTEAllMedia2023section_7:_"Я_думаю,_что_сейчас_голос_Петра_Петровича,_находящегося_под_домашним_арестом,_является_голосом_всего_украинского_исторического_сообщества_[I_think_that_now_the_voice_of_Petro_Petrovych,_who_is_under_house_arrest,_is_the_voice_of_the_entire_Ukrainian_historical_community]"-9] AllMedia 2023, section 7: "Я думаю, что сейчас голос Петра Петровича, находящегося под домашним арестом, является голосом всего украинского исторического сообщества [I think that now the voice of Petro Petrovych, who is under house arrest, is the voice of the entire Ukrainian historical community]"

[FOOTNOTERIA2024-10] RIA 2024.

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Petro Tolochko
Tolochko in 2009
Born	(1938-02-21)February 21, 1938 Prystromy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	April 28, 2024 (2024-04-29) (aged 86) Kyiv, Ukraine
Citizenship	Soviet Union (1938–1991) → Ukraine (1991-2024)
Alma mater	Kiev State University
Known for	Books about history political activism
Awards	Order of the Badge of Honour (1982) Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (1998, 2003, 2013) Order of Friendship (2008) Order of Sergius of Radonezh (2009)
Scientific career
Fields	Archaeology medieval history studies of Old Rus'
Institutions	NASU Institute of Archaeology Russian Academy of Sciences
Doctoral advisor	Boris Rybakov

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