Nikolay P. Podushkin – scientist, archaeologist, person (to the 90th anniversary since birth)

Abstract

In 2019 were 90 years since birth of a known archeologist N.P. Podushkin. Career of Nikolay P. began in the Kazakh teacher’s college of Abay. The first field practice was a participation in the Southern Kazakhstan archaeological expedition of A.N. Bernshtam. N.P. Podushkin worked in A.Kh. Margulan’s expeditions in Central Kazakhstan, I.I. Kopylov’s, E.I. Ageeva’s, K.A. Akishev’s – in the neighborhood of Alma-Ata and also at the south and southeast of the country. In the article are briefly stated main milestones of career of N.P. Podushkin – from the ordinary worker to the chief of group and head of large archaeological expeditions. The second aptitude of N.P. Podushkin was pedagogical activity. At Chimkent pedagogical institute, where he worked since 1956, he taught such key courses as “Archaeology”, “Historical study of local lore” and “Ancient history”. N.P. Podushkin is an honourable citizen of Shymkent. Value of the present article is that it is supplied with rare photos made by N.P. Podushkin with Zenit camera. Nikolay P. was trained art of photography in A.N. Bernshtam’s expeditions by L.I. Rempel, a famous specialist in archaeology.