Vladimir Rafailovich Kabo

Vladimir Rafailovich Kabo (; 1925, in Moscow – 2009, in Canberra) was a Soviet and Australian ethnographer with a special interest in the religion and culture of the Australian Aborigines and other prehistorical societies. He was a Doctor nauk in Historical Sciences, and the author of seven books. From 1957 to 1990 he worked at the Institute of Anthropology and Ethnography, Leningrad & (from 1977) Moscow. Early life His friend was Yuri Bregel, and their fathers were professors and co-authors. Kabo was a participant in the World War II on Eastern Front from 1944 and awarded the Order of the Red Star. He suffered from Stalin's repression, but in 1956 he was rehabilitated.

Education Kabo graduated with honors from the MSU Faculty of History in 1956, and earned his Candidat degree in 1962. He was a student of Sergei Tokarev. In 1970, he defended his doctoral thesis (based on his first book), at Institute of Anthropology and Ethnography.

Work In 1969 Kabo published his first book, «Происхождение и ранняя история аборигенов Австралии». Lev Gumilev argued with him.

Personal life He was a distant relative of Joel Engel. Kabo was married twice, first to Valentina in 1958. They had a daughter.

His second wife was Artyom Vesyoly granddaughter, whom he married in 1983.

Migration In the summer of 1989 he and his wife emigrated to Australia.