Press service of the Moscow State University reported that dean of the History Faculty, Ivan Tuchkov, has passed away.
"We confirm information about the death of Ivan Tuchkov," press service said, TASS reports.
He died at the age of 62.
Vestnik Kavkaza expresses condolences to Ivan Tuchkov's relatives and colleagues.
Ivan Ivanovich Tuchkov was born on September 13, 1956.
He worked at at the History Faculty for 37 years. He became a dean of the Faculty in autumn of 2015.