50 Years Anniversary of Sergei Bocharov

The article is dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of the Candidate of Historical Sciences Sergei Gennadievich Bocharov, academic secretary of the Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh. Khalikov of Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. The most important scientific achievements of the hero of the day consist in the study and generalization of the material traces of the Latin presence in the Black Sea Region during 13th – 15th centuries. Study of the Golden Horde cities the second facet of his scientific activity. The research of glazed pottery in Eastern Europe is the third faset of his scientific interests.