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Aleksey Uvarov
Russian archaeologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For Russian footballer, see Aleksei Mikhailovich Uvarov.
Count Aleksey Sergeyevich Uvarov (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Уваров; 28 February 1825 – 29 December 1884) was a Russian archaeologist often considered to be the founder of the study of the prehistory of Russia.
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