MEDVEDEV, Evgenij Mihajlovič. Moscow 23.11.1932 — 27.10.1985. Russian Indologist (Historian). Son of official. Graduated 1956 from Moscow. Kand. ist. nauk 1967. In 1956-57 naučnyj sotrudnik at Inst. vostokovedov, 1957-60 naučnyj redaktor. From 1960 Director of Institut vost. jazyki in Moscow. Docent 1972. A specialist of ancient history of India.
Publications: About 200 works, i.al. kand.diss. Voznikovenie feodalizma v Severnoj Indii. Manuscript of 353 p. M. 1967.
– “Ob urovne geografičeskih znanij drevnih indijcev v. III–I vv. do n. è.”, KSINA 57, 1962, 73-82; “Èvoljucija formy indijskih darstvennyh gramot i ih proishoždenie (III–XII vv.)”, Istorija i kul’tura drevnej Indii. M. 1963, 177-188; “Opyt issledovanija drevneindijskoj obščiny po dannym toponimiki”, Indija v drevnosti. M. 1964, 218-230; “Karmahara i brtaha. K probleme formirovanija nizših kast”, Kasty v drevnosti. M. 1965, 133-149; and other articles.
– Očerki istorii Indii do XIII veka. 331 p. M. 1990.
Sources: Miliband 1977, 1995; V. I. Pavlov, NAA 1986:4, 212-214 (with bibliography).
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