Alexey Semenov On October 16, 2020, Anatoly Kirpichnikov, a great archaeologist, professor, doctor of historical sciences, head of the Department of Slavic-Finnish archeology, the Institute of History of the Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IIMK RAS), died in the ninety-second year of life. For Pskov and other ancient cities of the North-West, he was especially expensive, since he did not spare the time and time to protect the historical monuments of Ancient Rus'.