Mikhail M. Diakonoff

Soviet orientalist (1893–1968)

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In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is  Mikhailovich and the family name is  Diakonoff.

Mikhail Mikhailovich Diakonoff (25 June [O.S. 12 June] 1907 – 8 June 1954) was a Soviet orientalist and expert on Iranian studies.[1] He was the older brother of Igor Mikhailovich Diakonoff, who was a Russian historian, linguist, translator, and expert on the Ancient Near East and its languages. His last name is occasionally spelled as Diakonov.[2]

## Publications

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His book, The Ancient History of Iran, translated by Rouhi Arbab into Persian, is one of Diakonov's significant works; it is about the history of Iran during ancient times. It was written in 1944–1945, and pre-publication copies of it were widely used by students and scholars at that time. However, the book was published only after his death. In 1954, the book was completed by his brother, Igor.[3] [4]

## References

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1. ^ "www.russ.ru Елена Дьяконова. "Я занялась японским на волне детского романтизма"". Archived 2019-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Old.russ.ru. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
2. ^ Litvinsky, Boris (2 December 2011). "DYAKONOV, MIKHAIL MIKHAĬLOVICH". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
3. ^ M. M. Diakonoff, the Ancient History of Iran. Tehran: translated and published by Benegah Institution, 1968.
4. ^ M. M. Diakonoff, the Ancient History of Iran. Translated by: Rouhi Arbab, translated and published by Benegah Institution, 1968.

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