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Maria Butinova

Maria Sidorovna Butinova (Russian: Мария Сидоровна Бутинова), née Dolgonosova, (Russian: Долгоносова; 19 November 1920, in Millerovo – 2007) was a Soviet and Russian ethnographer, historian, and religious scholar. As a doctor of historical sciences,...

Updated: June 29, 2026

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Maria (given name)

Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity. It was the feminine form of the unrelated Roman name Marius (see Maria gens), and, after Christianity had spread across the Roman Empire, it became the...

Updated: November 9, 2026

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Nikolay Alexandrovich Butinov

Nikolay Alexandrovich Butinov (19 December 1914 – 7 December 2000) was a Soviet and Russian ethnographer, specializing in prehistoric societies and Oceanic studies. He held a doctorate in historical sciences and was a laureate of the N. N....

Updated: September 16, 2026