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Boris Porshnev
A Soviet historian and philosopher (1905-1972) who personally led Pamir expeditions searching for the Almas and argued the creature represented a surviving Neanderthal population, helping establish the Soviet Academy of Sciences' Snowman Commission.
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Theories & Explanations
Boris Porshnev popularised Almas Relict-Hominid Claim.
Organisations & Programmes
- Snowman Commission1958-c. 1961
Boris Porshnev led Snowman Commission.
Creatures & Figures
Boris Porshnev investigated Almas — Porshnev personally led expeditions into the Pamir Mountains searching for physical evidence of the Almas.