Vestnik Drevnei Istorii | |
Abbreviation: | Vestn. Drevnei Istor. |
Discipline: | Classics, Archaeology |
Publisher: | Russian Academy of Sciences |
Country: | USSR, Russia |
History: | 1937–present |
Frequency: | Quarterly |
The Journal of Ancient History (Russian: Вестник Древней Истории, Vestnik Drevnei Istorii) is a Russian bulletin founded in 1937. It publishes articles mainly on Ancient Orient, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and recent archeological digs. It comes out four times a year. Circulation: over 3,000 copies (1971). The journal was established by the Georgian scholar and Bolshevik party functionary (as well as Joseph Stalin's former brother in law) Alexander Svanidze.