Rostislav Rybakov

Rostislav Borisovich Rybakov (Russian: Ростислав Борисович Рыбаков; (28 March 1938 – 7 August 2019) in Moscow, Russia[1] was a Russian scholar of Oriental Studies, writer, Indologist and the director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Institute of Oriental Studies).[2] He heads the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Academy[3] and is a former president (2006–2008) of the Dialogue Eurasia Platform (DAP), one of the five forums under the Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF), promoting peaceful coexistence through dialogue and understanding.[4] He has also been associated with the International Centre of the Roerichs and is one of the founders of PEACE through CULTURE, a non governmental organization based in Austria.[5]

Rostislav Rybakov
Rostislav Rybakov in 2009
Born(1938-03-28)28 March 1938
Moscow, Russia
Died7 August 2019(2019-08-07) (aged 81)
OccupationScholar
Orientalist
Indologist
Known forOriental Studies
AwardsPadma Shri
Labour Valour Fund Award

He was a son of Russian historian Boris Rybakov.[6]

The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for his contributions to literature and education.[7] He is also a recipient of the Labour Valour Fund Award of 2013.[8]

Rybakov died on 7 August 2019 at the age of 81.

See also

References
  1. "Рыбаков Ростислав Борисович". Biografia.ru.
  2. "'Turkish schools make significant contributions across the globe'". Today's Zaman. 7 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  3. "History of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts". Institute of Oriental Manuscripts. 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  4. "Honorary Presidents". Dialogue Eurasia Platform. 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  5. "President Putin awarded the President of the International Association "PEACE through CULTURE"". Peace through Culture. 19 May 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  6. "Мастер гипотезы Борис Рыбаков". Kultura. 3 June 2008.
  7. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  8. "Moscow marks Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary". Embassy of India in Russia. 18 April 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
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