This essay briefly sketches the life and work of Lyudmila Zhukova (1940-2018), a Tashkent historian and archaeologist. After graduating from the Tashkent State University (Department of Archaeology), she worked in the Voluntary Society for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Uzbekistan for many years. For decades she was one of the most eminent humanities scholars in Uzbekistan. Her work is reflected in hundreds of popular academic papers published in the media and scientific journals. She held correspondence with many people and personally met with them to learn about previously unknown events and personalities who left their mark in the history of Uzbekistan and Central Asia.