Askold Ivanchik
Russian historian
Askold Igorevich Ivanchik (Russian: Аско́льд И́горевич Ива́нчик; born May 2, 1965) is a Russian historian. Receiving his Ph.D. in history in 1996, Ivanchik was made a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2003 and is Professor of History at Moscow State University. Since 2009 he has been editor-in-chief of the Journal of Ancient History. Ivanchik specializes in the study of the Scythians.