Sergo Mikoyan, a famous historian and publicist, the son of well known politician Anastas Mikoyan, died at the age of 81 in Moscow. Death was caused by cancer, Lenta.ru reported.

Sergo Mikoyan was a chief researcher at the Institute of Peace Studies and a visiting Professor at Georgetown University. He wrote exclusively on international relations, political science and history, particularly on Latin America, Russia, India and the United States. His works were widely published in English.