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Oleg B. Bubenok
THE HISTORY OF THE PROTO-BULGARIANS IN THE STUDIES OF PROF. A. A.
TORTIKA
(A b s t r a c t)
On D�c�mb�� 13, 2015, ��� li�� o� ��� �al�n���
sc�ola� A� A� To��i�a was ��agically cu� s�o��� H�
is �nown �o ��� sci�n�ific wo�l�, fi�s� o� all, as a
��s�a�c��� o� ��� �is�o�y o� ��� ��o�o�Bulga�ians� His
���D� ���sis “His�o�ical G�og�ap�y an� �opula�ion
o� G��a� Bulga�ia (630 � 660): M���o�s o� ��s�a�c�
on ��� Noma�ic Soci��i�s o� ��� Mi��l� Ag�s”
was ���ica��� �o ��� Bulga�ians o� Kub�a�� H�
succ�ss�ully ����n��� i� a� ��� Sp�cial Council o� ���
A� Yu� K�yms�y �ns�i�u�� o� O�i�n�al S�u�i�s o� ���
Na�ional Aca��my o� Sci�nc�s o� U��ain� in 2000�
�n i�, �� was abl� �o p�ov� ��a� ��� na�u�al ��sou�c�s
o� ��� s��pp�s o� ��� No�����n Blac� S�a ��gion w���
limi��� an� coul� no� giv� ��� oppo��uni�y �o liv�
����� �o� a significan� numb�� o� noma�ic ��ib�s� A� A�
To���i�a, bas�� on ��� involv�m�n� o� �a�a ��om many
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2/2022
�isciplin�s, p�ov�� ��a� ��� G��a� Bulga�ia �a� a wi��
localiza�ion � ��� s��pp�s o� ��� Eas���n an� No�����n
Azov S�a ��gions� T�� m���o�ology, ��v�lop�� by A�
A� To��i�a, ma�� i� possibl� �o s�u�y o���� noma�ic
soci��i�s in a simila� way� Un�oub���ly, ��� ����ns� o�
��is ���D� ���sis b�cam� a significan� �v�n� no� only
�o� ��� ��s�a�c���s o� ��� ��o�o�Bulga�ians, bu� also
�o� all noma�ologis�s�
�n 2007, A� A� To���i�a ����n��� �is �oc�o�al
�iss���a�ion “T�� Alano�Bulga�ian �opula�ion o�
��� No����W�s���n K�aza�ia in ��� E��nosocial an�
G�opoli�ical Spac� o� ��� Sou�� o� Eas���n Eu�op�”�
Y�� in 2006, ��� monog�ap� “T�� No����W�s���n
K�aza�ia in ��� Con��x� o� ��� His�o�y o� Eas���n
Eu�op� (s�con� �al� o� ��� 7�� � ��i�� qua���� o� ���
10�� c�n�u�y)” was publis���, w�ic�, in acco��ing
�o ��� ��c���, �uplica��� ��� con��n� o� ��� �oc�o�al
�iss���a�ion� A significan� plac� in ��is s�u�y was giv�n
�o ��� ��ib�s o� ��� Bulga�ians in ��� K�aza� Kagana���
Acco��ing �o ��� opinion o� ��s�a�c���, imm��ia��ly
a���� ��� ����a� ��om ��� K�aza�s, a pa��ial ��s��uc�ion
o� ��� �o�m�� s���l�m�n� sys��m o� ��� ��o�o�Bulga�ians
an� ���i� ��ibal s��uc�u�� �oo� plac�, ��a� l�� �o ���
�m��g�nc� o� n�w noma�ic clans� T�is con�usion was
��fl�c��� in ��� �un��al �i��s an� ma���ial cul�u�� o� ���
n�w popula�ion� A� A� To��i�a s�ow�� ��a� al��a�y a�
��� �n� o� ��� 7�� c�n�u�y AD ��� poli�ical si�ua�ion in
��� Don an� Azov s��pp�s b�gan �o s�abiliz� an� ���s�
s��pp�s b�gan �o b� s���l�� again by ��� ��sc�n�an�s
o� ��� ��o�o�Bulga�ians, w�o b�cam� ��� ca��i��s o�
��� Sal�ov cul�u��� �n ��� �o��s��s��pp� Don ��gion ���
��o�o�Bulga�ians w��� �o�c�� �o mov� ��om a noma�ic
li��s�yl� �o a s���n�a�y on�� H���, �og����� wi�� ���
Alans, ���y �o�m ��� �o��s��s��pp� va�ian� o� ���
Sal�ov cul�u��� T�is consoli�a�ion n�v�� b� compl�����
Acco��ing �o �is opinion, ��is mix�� popula�ion was
in vassal ��la�ions wi�� ��� K�aza�s an� a� ��� sam�
�im� ca��i�� ou� an �xpansionis� policy in ��la�ion �o
��� n�ig�bo�ing Slavic ��ib�s�
A� A� To��i�a is also ��� au��o� o� many a��icl�s
���ica��� �o ��� �is�o�y o� ��� Bulga�ians o� ��� Azov
S�a Bulga�ia an� ��� K�aza� Kagana��� Un�o��una��ly,
�� �i� no� manag� �o �ully ��aliz� �is po��n�ial�
Key words: A� A� To���i�a, ��o�o�Bulga�ians,
G��a� Bulga�ia, Noma�ic Soci��i�s, K�aza� Kagana��,
Alano�Bulga�ians
Correspondence address:
Ol�g B� Bub�no�, Doc� Sci� (His�o�y), ��o��sso�
C�i�� o� ��� Eu�asian S��pp� D�pa��m�n� o� A� Yu�
K�yms�y �ns�i�u�� o� O�i�n�al S�u�i�s o� ���
Na�ional Aca��my o� Sci�nc�s o� U��ain�
4, H�us��vs�y S�����
Ki�v 01001, U��ain�
�mail: ��lg�bub@gmail�com
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