2025, vol. 13, no. 4. Giniyatullina L.S.

2025, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 963-966

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22378/2313-6197.2025-13-4.963-966

EDN: https://elibrary.ru/WVJTKS

   SCHOLAR AND EDUCATOR:
THE 65th ANNIVERSARY OF ISKANDER IZMAILOV

L.S. Giniyatullina
Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences
Kazan, Russian Federation
lusiia@mail.ru

Abstract. In December 2025, the academic community marks the 65th birthday of the outstanding historian and archaeologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences Iskander Lerunovich Izmailov. The jubilarian is a leading researcher at the M.A. Usmanov Center for Research on the Golden Horde and Tatar Khanates. His nearly 50-year scholarly career has made a fundamental contributions to the study of the medieval history of the Turkic-Tatar states, the ethnogenesis of the Tatar people, and the military affairs and weaponry of Eurasia. The scholar has developed innovative methodologies and published dozens of monographs and scientific articles. Beyond research, I.L. Izmailov is actively engaged in public outreach, delivering lectures, contributing to the creation of textbooks, and publishing popular science materials. He is also a member of the Heraldic Council under the President of the Republic of Tatarstan and the editorial boards of leading journals. His long-standing work has been recognized with high state awards, including the honorary title “Honored Scientist of the Republic of Tatarstan.”

Keywords: Iskander Izmailov, anniversary, historical science, archaeology, Golden Horde, Volga Bulgaria, military affairs, scholarly outreach

For citation: Giniyatullina L.S. Scholar and Educator: the 65th Anniversary of Iskander Izmailov. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2025, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 963–966. https://doi.org/10.22378/2313-6197.2025-13-4.963-966 (In Russian)

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  1. Necklace of Friendship: History of the Medieval Tatars. Collection of Articles for the 65th Anniversary of Iskander Lerunovich Izmailov. Ed. by R.R. Salikhov, I.M. Mir­galeev, E.G. Saifetdinova. Kazan: Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, 2025. 320 p. with illustrations. (In Russian)
  2. Giniyatullina L.S. Questions for a Historian on Time, Science, and the Past. In: Necklace of Friendship: History of the Medieval Tatars. Collection of Articles for the 65th Anniversary of Iskander Lerunovich Izmailov. Ed. by R.R. Salikhov, I.M. Mirgaleev, E.G. Sai­fet­dinova. Kazan: Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Scien­ces, 2025, pp. 10–29. (In Russian)

INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lyutsiya S. Giniyatullina – Research Fellow of the Usmanov Center for Research on the Golden Horde and Tatar Khanates, Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (7, Baturin Str., Kazan 420111, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0000-0002-3904-6079, ResearcherID: W-4335-2019, Scopus Author ID: 57201655777. E-mail: lusiia@mail.ru

Received  24.11.2025
Revised  14.12.2025
Accepted  15.12.2025