13 Facts About Mikhail Piotrovsky

Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky is a Russian historian.

Mikhail Piotrovsky is the director of the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Mikhail Piotrovsky was born in Yerevan in the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic on 9 December 1944 to Boris Piotrovsky, an Orientalist and himself the future director of the Hermitage Museum, and Armenian mother Hripsime Djanpoladjian, archaeologist and epigrapher.

At the Leningrad University, Mikhail Piotrovsky obtained a doctorate in Arabic linguistics.

Mikhail Piotrovsky's tenure was not entirely free of scandals, however.

Mikhail Piotrovsky spoke out against the cancellation of Russian culture but avoided direct references to the war, even as museum partners and international supporters suspended ties.

Four months later, Mikhail Piotrovsky has opened up about the war.

Mikhail Piotrovsky describes Russian culture as an important export, similar to the country's war in Ukraine.

Mikhail Piotrovsky was sanctioned by Canada over his support for the war in Ukraine.

Mikhail Piotrovsky has been invested with numerous orders and medals, both Russian and foreign, including the Order of the Rising Sun and the Order of Honor.

Mikhail Piotrovsky has had a minor planet named after him.

Mikhail Piotrovsky has been Chair of the Board of the First Channel of the Russian television since 2001.

On 1 October 2009, Mikhail Piotrovsky received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service from the Kennan Institute.