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Zoya BoyarshinovaDoctor of Historical Sciences, Professor
Date of Birth: 06.05.1909
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Content:
- Zinaida Alexandrovna Borodina: A Distinguished Historian of Siberia
- Academic Career
- Scholarly Achievements:
- Political Involvement and Honors
- Family Life
- Archaeological Expeditions
- Scientific Legacy
Zinaida Alexandrovna Borodina: A Distinguished Historian of Siberia
Early Life and EducationZinaida Alexandrovna Borodina was born in Ocher, Russia, in 1910. After graduating from secondary school in 1925, she pursued further education at the Perm Pedagogical College, where she trained as a political education worker. She later studied history at the Novosibirsk Communist University and graduated with honors from the Faculty of History at Tomsk State Pedagogical Institute in 1940.
Academic Career
Tomsk State University:From 1940 onwards, Borodina taught history at Tomsk State University. She served as senior lecturer, associate professor, and chair of the Department of Archaeology, Ethnography, and Siberian History. In 1968, she became a full professor and head of the Department of Soviet History (later renamed the Department of Pre-Soviet Russian History). She also held the position of dean of the Faculty of History and Philology on multiple occasions.
Scholarly Achievements:
Borodina's research focused on the history of Siberia in the 17th century. Her dissertation, "The Population of Tomsk District in the First Half of the 17th Century," earned her a doctorate in historical sciences in 1949. In 1967, she received the degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences for her groundbreaking work on "Western Siberia on the Eve of Annexation to Russia."
Political Involvement and Honors
Borodina was an active member of the Communist Party and held several leadership positions at Tomsk State University. She was the recipient of the Order of the Badge of Honor and the Medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War."
Family Life
Borodina married Alexander Nikolaevich Chaldychev in 1928. They had two children: Viktor, a physicist and associate professor, and Galina, an editor at the university newspaper "For Soviet Science."
Archaeological Expeditions
In 1944-1946, Borodina participated in archaeological expeditions at the Basandaika settlement and the burial mounds led by Professor A. P. Dulzon.
Scientific Legacy
Borodina's research on the history of feudal Siberia established a foundation for the study of the region. She authored the first textbook on the history of the peoples of Siberia and supervised numerous graduate students who went on to become distinguished historians.
