Askold Igorevich Ivantchik (; born 2 May 1965) is a Russian historian. Receiving his Ph.D. in history in 1996, Ivantchik was made a Corresponding Member of the

Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such ...

in 2003 and is Professor of History at

Moscow State University Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University,. is a public university, public research university in Moscow, Russia. The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, a ...

. Since 2009 he has been editor-in-chief of the '' Journal of Ancient History''. Ivantchik specializes in the study of the ancient Eurasian steppe nomads such as the

Cimmerians The Cimmerians were an Ancient Iranian peoples, ancient Eastern Iranian languages, Eastern Iranian peoples, Iranic Eurasian nomads, equestrian nomadic people originating in the Pontic–Caspian steppe, part of whom subsequently migrated into W ...

and

Scythians The Scythians ( or ) or Scyths (, but note Scytho- () in composition) and sometimes also referred to as the Pontic Scythians, were an Ancient Iranian peoples, ancient Eastern Iranian languages, Eastern Iranian peoples, Iranian Eurasian noma ...

. From 2017 he has been an editor-in-chief of the '' Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia'' and foreign Corresponding Member of the

Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres The () is a French learned society devoted to history, founded in February 1663 as one of the five academies of the . The academy's scope was the study of ancient inscriptions (epigraphy) and historical literature (see Belles-lettres). History ...

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1965 births 21st-century Russian historians Academic journal editors Corresponding Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow State University alumni Academic staff of Moscow State University Scythologists Living people Academic staff of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration {{Russia-academic-bio-stub