In Memoriam Aleksandr Petrovich Motsia (30.05.1950 – 18.11.2025)
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https://doi.org/10.24852/2587-6112.2026.1.348.352Keywords:
archaeology, A.P. Motsia, the corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Slavic archaeologist, one of the leaders of the project “The Route from Bulgar to Kiev”, obituaryAbstract
On the 18th of November 2025 passed away Aleksandr Petrovich Motsia, an outstanding Ukrainian specialist in Slavic archaeology, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, who he led the Department of Medieval Rus and Medieval Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology of the NASU in Kiev for nearly thirty years. His extensive research was primarily devoted to the burial rites of South Rus. Motsia also made significant contributions to the study of rural settlements, ethnic history, and the spiritual culture of Medieval Rus. Furthermore, a number of his publications examine the antiquities of the Eastern Slavs' neighbors – the nomadic peoples of the Eurasian steppes. Together with the eminent Tatar archaeologist A.Kh. Khalikov, he co-directed the important scientific project "The route from Bolgar to Kiev." For many years, Aleksandr Motsia actively fostered cooperation and maintained warm professional relationships with numerous archaeologists in Russia.
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Motsia, A. P. 1987. Naseleniye Srednego Podneprov′ya IX–XIII vv. (po dannym pogrebal’nykh pamyatnikov) (The population of the Middle Dnieper region in the IX-XIII cenuries. (based on burial sites materials)). Kiev: “Naukova dumka” Publ. (in Russian).
Motsia, A. P. 1990. Pogrebal’nyye pamyatniki yuzhnorusskikh zemel’ IX–XIII vv. (The burial sites of the South Rus in the IX-XIII centuries). Kiev: “Naukova dumka” Publ. (in Russian).
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