Mikhaïl Suzumov (russian: Михаил Яковлевич Сюзюмов; 1893 - 1982) was a Soviet Russian historian,

Doctor of Sciences Doctor of Sciences ( rus, доктор наук, p=ˈdoktər nɐˈuk, abbreviated д-р наук or д. н.; uk, доктор наук; bg, доктор на науките; be, доктар навук) is a higher doctoral degree in the Russi ...

in Historical Sciences (1954). He was a professor at the

Ural State University The Ural State University (russian: Урáльский госудáрственный университéт и́мени А.М. Гóрького, , often shortened to USU, УрГУ) is a public university located in the city of Yekaterinburg, Sve ...

. His father was a veterinarian by profession. In 1911 he became a student at

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

, where he studied under prof. Alexander Vasiliev, and in 1916, he graduated. He is a Byzantine scholar. From 1918 he served in the Red Army in the

27th Rifle Division The 27th Rifle Division (russian: 27-я стрелковая дивизия) was a tactical unit in the Red Army of Soviet Russia and then the Soviet Union, active between 1918 and 1945. First formed during the Russian Civil War on November 3, 1 ...

. From 1920 he lived in the city of

Zlatoust Zlatoust ( rus, Златоуст, p=zlətɐˈust) is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Ay River (in the Kama basin), west of Chelyabinsk. Population: 181,000 (1971); 161,000 (1959); 99,000 (1939); 48,000 (1926); 21,000 (19 ...

. In 1938 he worked for

Ural State Pedagogical University Ural State Pedagogical University (russian: Уральский государственный педагогический университет) is a public university located in Yekaterinburg, Russia. It was founded in 1930. History "To open ...

and in 1943, Suzumov defended his

Candidate A candidate, or nominee, is the prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example: * to be elected to an office — in this case a candidate selection procedure occurs. * t ...

's Dissertation. His opponent was A. I. Neusykhin. In 1954, he defended his

doctoral A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''li ...

dissertation. In 1955, he received the title of professor. He headed the department of history at the

. He was also a philatelist. Suzumov is the author more than 70 published scientific works. He published in ''

Voprosy Istorii ''Voprosy Istorii'' (Russian: ''Вопросы истории'', translated ''Questions of History'') is a Russian academic journal for historical studies. It is published monthly by the Institute of General History of the Russian Academy of Scienc ...

''. He, like

Mark Whittow Mark Whittow (24 August 1957''England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2018'' – 23 December 2017) was a British historian, archaeologist, and academic, specialising in the Byzantine Empire. He was a university lecturer at the University of Oxford ...

later, developed the idea of continuity in Byzantium. (Whereas according to

Cyril Mango Cyril Alexander Mango (14 April 1928 – 8 February 2021) was a British scholar of the history, art, and architecture of the Byzantine Empire. He is celebrated as one of the leading Byzantinists of the 20th century. Mango was Koraes Professor ...

, the idea of a single culture defining the period from 330 to 1453 is suspect.) He was awarded

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suzumov, Mikhaïl 1893 births 1982 deaths Russian professors Soviet professors Soviet Byzantinists Soviet Marxist historians