Sergey Pavlovich Karpov (russian: Сергей Павлович Карпов; born 1948) is a leading

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who specializes in the Empire of Trebizond and the history of Gazaria. His work in Italian archives helped bring to light the records of Genoese and Venetian notaries and accountants concerning their

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colonies. Some of his monographs are available in Italian translation. He was awarded a

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in 1996 and was elected into the

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in 2003. Karpov was Dean of the Department of History of the

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from 1995 until 2015.

Monographs

* Sergei Karpov. ''Трапезундская империя и западноевропейские государства, 1204-1461.'' ("The Empire of Trebizond and the nations of Western Europe, 1204–1461.") Moscow, 1981, 231 pp. * ''L' impero di Trebisonda, Venezia, Genova e Roma'', 1204-1461. Rapporti politici, diplomatici e commerciali. Roma, 1986. 321 pp. * ''La Navigazione Veneziana nel Mar Nero XIII-XV sec.'' Ravenna, 2000. 207 pp. * Sergei Karpov. ''История Трапезундской империи'' ("A history of the empire of Trebizond"). Saint Petersburg, 2007, 656 pp.

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