Razumova Irina A.
BCH Deputy director
Doctor of hist. Sci., Senior researcher

Graduated from the History and Philology Department of Petrozavodsk State University (1980), she followed the post-graduate study at Institute of Ethnography AS USSR (Leningrad Department) and worked for Doctor's degree at Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography RAS (Kunstcamera). In 1984 she successfully defended the Candidate's thesis in "Study of Folklore" speciality, and further, in 2003, the Doctor's thesis in "Ethnography, Ethnology, Anthropology".

Since 1983 till 2001 she was working at the Institute of Language, Literature and History of the Karelian Science Centre RAS, since 1994 - as a Head of the Folklore sector. Since 1997 she was working for doctor's degree at MAE, since 2001 - as Head of the Chair of History and Ethnology of the State Polar Academy in Saint Petersburg.

Since 2003 she takes up the post of Deputy Director on Science of the Inernational Centre (now BCH) of KSC RAS. I. A. Razumova is a Professor of the Philosophy and Sociology Chair of KB PetrSU. She was studying the oral traditions of ethnic and local groups of Russia's European North, prosaic genres of Russian folklore. Poetical and stylistic features of the Russian tale at the last stages of its existence have been analyzed. A comparative study of personage representation in the Russian tale and mythological prose has been carried through. I. A. Razumova was engaged in the history of ethnography and folklore studies of the European North; she has prepared in co-authorship the re-edition of the largest collection of Russian epic of XIX century - the P. N. Rybnikov collection. She has elaborated the program and methods of studying the oral and written culture of families and historical and cultural memory of kindred communities. She has fulfilled the first in the home science scientific-anthropological research of family and related groups' culture and of ideas concerning family, kindred, and heredity in the present day of Russian society.

I. A. Razumova has developed the analytical apparatus to research the oral-historic and biographic narratives. She has revealed the potential of integral approach to the analysis of the modern culture phenomena on the correlation basis of philological, sociological, historic and ethnographic methods. She carried out field researches of the Russian North and Northwest. She initiated social and anthropologic investigations of towns and urbanized settlements of the Kola North. She has received a range of scientific results in the field of studying the migration behaviour of the North population, of forming and functioning mechanisms of the local self-consciousness, of oral history, of social practices of the northern industrial towns' and traditional rural communities' inhabitants.

I. A. Razumova is the editorial board member of "Zhivaya starina" ["Living antiquity"] magazine. She is a member of the Russian sociological association.

Vinogradova Svetlana N.
BCH Academic secretary
Candidate of Economic Sciences

Graduated in 1989 from the Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty of Leningrad State University in "Applied Mathematics" speciality. In 1989 - 1995 she was working at the Institute for Informatics and Mathematical Modelling KSC RAS. Since 1996 - Head of a sector at ICSCE KSC RAS, since 2005 - Academic secretary of BCH KSC RAS.

The field of interests: socially vulnerable groups of population, ethnic and cultural interactions, study and saving the cultural heritage in the region, application of mathematical methods and informational technologies at humanitarian researches, gender studies.

Svetlana took part in the following research projects of the Centre: "Conception of Sustainable Development of Murmansk region and the Russian Part of Barents Sea Region" (1997), Russian-Norwegian project on registration and mapping the Saami Skolts culture monuments of Northern Norway, Finland and the Northwest of Kola Peninsula, the Russian-Norwegian project "Social Processes on the Near-border Territories", project "Lovozero: Forming History and Present Day Life Features of Resettled Saami Groups". The latter project is realized within the frames of the Russian Academy of sciences Presidium Fundamental Research Program "Ethnic and Cultural Interactions in Eurasia" (2002-2005).

S. N. Vinogradova is the author of 15 scientific publications. She is experienced in teaching work, is the author of the program and of lectures course on mathematical methods in historical investigations.

30. March, 2006 ã. S. N. Vinogradova successfully defended the Candidate's thesis in "Economics and the National Economy Management" speciality, with the work named "The North Region Politics to Develop the Labour Market for Indigenous Peoples (on the Example of Murmansk Region)".

Usachov Eugeny I.
BCH Deputy director on management

Eugeny Usachov was graduated in 1973 from Riga Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers in "Technical Maintenance of Aircraft Radio Equipment" speciality. Till 1995 he was employed in the civil aviation system, the last position - Chief of the "Kirovsk" airport. Since 1997 he is working at the Kola Science Centre of RAS, since 1998 - in the position of Deputy director on management of ICSCE KSC RAS (later - BCH KSC RAS). Under his guidance, the repair, building, engineering and technical works were carried out, connected with the building exploitation and fitting out the Centre with present day equipment, including the local computer network and outlet into Internet. He ensures the carrying out on the up-to-date technical level of seminars and conferences on the basis of the Centre, as well as takes a direct part in organizing and carrying out of research and field work of BCH.

Starikova Victoria V.
Chief Accountant

In 1999 she was graduated from the Murmansk Trade and Economy Secondary school in "Economics, Accounting and Accounting check" speciality, with awarding the qualification of accountant. In 2004 che graduated from the Kola Branch of Petrozavodsk State University in "Accounting, Analysis and Aaudit" with awarding the qualification of economist. She is working in the KSC RAS since 1997 as telecoms operator at the Documentation department, since 2004 is the accountant of ICSCE KSC RAS and since 2005 - the chief accountant of BCH.

Patsia Eugenia Ya.
Head of Sector

Graduated in 1970 from Faculty of Journalism of Leningrad State University. Since 1972 she was working as an editor and then as an academic secretary of the Northern Branch of Geographical Ssociety of the USSR. Since 1986 till 1996 she is a research worker at the Institute of Economical Problems KSC RAS. The field of her study was social problems of indigenous peoples in the Kola North.

Since 1996 she heads a sector at ICSCE.

Author of about 40 publications in scientific editions and periodicals, E. Ya. Patsia is the compiler of the anthology of Saami tales and author of the schoolbooks in Russian and Saami languages "Saami Fancy-Work". More than 30 years of her work was devoted to collect material for History Museum-archive of the European Russian North Studying and Exploration, which she heads since 1995.

In 2010 Eugenia Patsia was awarded with the honorary title "Honored worker of RF culture".

Shabalina Olga V.
Senior Research Worker
Candidate of Historical Sciences

Graduated in 1994 from Russian State Humanitarian University in "History and Archives Science" speciality. Working for ICSCE since 1997, Olga is carrying the research in the field of forming the history of industrial civilization in Sub-Arctic. Author of 20 scientific publications and winner of 2002 personal grants contests for post-graduates and young researchers, carried out by the Russian Academy of Sciences, RF Ministry of Education and Administration of Saint Petersburg.

8, December, 2005 she successfully defended the Candidate thesis in historical Sciences in speciality "Documentary, documentation and archival work" with the work named "Archive Documents on the Coal Industry History in European Arctic (the Archipelago Spitsbergen) in the 2nd half of XIX century till 1941. The Problems of Revealing and Utilization".

Since 2003 Olga performs the duties of a Museum founds curator.

Kasparyan Zhanna Ed.
Researcher
Candidate of Economic Sciences

Graduated in 1994 from the St. Petersburg State Academy of Veterinary Medicine. Since 1994 till 1996 - a technician in the Institute for Informatics and Mathematical Modelling of Technological Processes of KSC RAS. Since 1997 - a working for Barents Center of the Humanities.

In 2004 Zhanna graduated from the Kola Branch of the Petrozavodsk State University getting the specialty "Interpreter of English in Vocational Communication". In 2010 she graduated from the Kola branch of the Petrozavodsk State University with speciality "State and municipal management".

In 2010 she defended the candidate thesis in economic sciences. The title of her candidate dissertation was "Improving the Regional Socio-Economic Policy for People with Disabilities in Murmansk Region". Research interests: regional economics, economics of population and demography, economic analysis of mathematical methods and economic statistics, forecasting of socio-economic development, State regulation of the economy and management of socio-economic processes.

Zhanna took part in the following scientific projects: Grant of Russian Humanitarian Scientific Found 03-06-00371a "A Comparative Analysis of Regional Systems for Social Support and Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons in Murmansk Region and Finnmark (Norway) and the Assessment of the Prospects to Develop the System of Integration of People with Disabilities in the Euro-Arctic Region", 2003-2004; NPA, Norway, the project "Analysis of Children with Special Needs Care System in Murmansk Region", 2004-2005, 2006-2007, Russian Humanitarian Scientific Found, project No. 06-06-00537 "Analysis of a Regional System of Social Support and Rehabilitation of Children with Disabilities in the Murmansk Region and Prospects for Harmonization and Integration of Children with Disabilities in the Barents Region"; Russian Humanitarian Scientific Found, 2009-2010, No 08-02-43209a/c "To Develop Tools of Analysis, Monitoring and Forecasting the Dynamics of Disability in Murmansk region in Aim to Increase the Efficiency of Regional Demographic and Socio-Economic Policy".

Author of more them 20 publications, she has an experience in teaching.

Kuchinskiy Maxim G.
Researcher
Candidate of Historical Sciences

Maxim graduated from the history Department of Moscow Lenin's State Pedagogical University (1995). In 2007, he defended the candidate dissertation at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of Russian Academy of Sciences and got the degree of a candidate of historical sciences. The theme of the thesis was "The Social Organization of the Kola Sami County. Sources and Methods of Reconstruction".

He worked for the Institute of Human Development and for a number of environmental organizations. Author of the educational course for school children on history of Russia (tested in the educational complex Moscow school-lyceum No 1306); winner of the Youth Commission of the Presidium of the RAS (1999). Maxim took part in projects of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the RAS as follows: "Post-soviet Transformation in the Peoples of the North" and "Ethnic Demographics of the Peoples of the North and Siberia. Computer System Development". Since 2010 he is the Coordinator of the Working Group to organize a Sami Knowledge Centre in Lovozero (Murmansk region), with the support of the Sami High School (Kautokeino, Norway).

Since 2010 he warks for BCH KSC RAS as a researcher. The field of the interests: Sami, ethno-cultural heritage, rights of indigenous peoples, traditional knowledge, social structure, environmental management, mathematical methods in the humanities. Maxim is the author of a number of scientific publications on the history and current situation of the indigenous minorities of the North, including one monographic work.

Samorukova Antonina G.
Research worker

Graduated in 1971 from the Historical faculty of Petrozavodsk State University. Thereafter, was during three years the history teacher at a secondary school.

Since 1974 she was working as a junior researcher at the History Museum-archive of the European Russian North Studying and Exploration, which was a part of the Northern Branch of Geographical society of the USSR. In 1985 the Museum was embodied into the Kola Science Centre RAS. A.G. Samorukova has a huge labour experience and knowledge of museum activity. In the course of many years she was the curator of museum funds, she carried out an active enlightening and high-skill excursions work, rewarded for this activity with a Diploma of "Knowledge" Society.

Antonina is actively involved into scientific research activity connected with questions of the Kola North history, preservation of cultural heritage in the region, as well as in the field of gender relations' sociology. Since 1997 is active also as faculty associate member - the senior lecturer - at the Chair of History of the Kola Branch of Petrozavodsk State University. Gives a course of lectures on history of the Kola North and sociology of gender relations. She is the author of the program and course of lectures on history and culture of Kola Peninsula Saami.

Kazakova Xenia S.
Researcher
Candidate of Historical Sciences

In 2004 graduated from Petrozavodsk State University, speciality "history". The post-graduate student of the University. The circle of scientific interests: history of higher education in Russia, in particular - foundation of universities in the beginning of XIX century, elaboration of university statutes and programs. Author of 3 scientific publications.

Nakhshina Maria L.
PhD, researcher

Being a 3rd-year student, Maria is employed by the Barents Center of the Humanities (BCH) for a part-time job as a research assistant. Her sphere of interests includes Sami folklore and religious views, and petroglyphs. In 2002 Maria graduates with a distinction from History and English department of the Kola Branch of Petrozavodsk State University. The same year she receives a qualification of the "Translator in the professional communication's sphere" At the same time she becomes a full-time research assistant of BCH. Her main research interest shifts towards studying perception of home among the dwellers of Terskii Bereg of the White Sea. During the academic year 2004/2005 Maria is a student of Aberdeen University (Scotland) at the Master of research program in Social Anthropology. Since autumn 2005 Maria has carried out regular fieldwork in several settlements of Terskii Bereg. She actively participates in conferences and seminars, including international ones. She is currently a PhD student in Social Anthropology. Maria is the author of 7 publications.

Pisareva Tatyana M.
Head of Exibition "Sustainable Use of Kola Peninsula Natural Resources"

T. M. Pisareva in 1979 completed Kirovsk Technical School, and graduated in 1985 from Leningrad Institute of Mines, specialty - mining engineer, geological survey, search and exploration of mineral deposits. She worked for Kola Science Centre since 1975 and has passed a long way from laboratory assistant to chief specialist.

Since 1976 she was working as an engineer in Mineralogical Museum at the Geological Institute of Kola Branch AS USSR. In 1988 confined to 50th Anniversary of Kola Branch AS the exhibition "Sustainable Use of Kola Peninsula Natural Resources" was created. Since the date of Exhibition foundation Tatyana Pisareva took an active part in its development, and henceforth is heading its activity.

In the course of restructuring the Kola Branch AS into Kola Science Centre RAS, the Exhibition was moved out of the structure of Geological Institute, and in 2005 it was formed as a department of Barents Centre of the Humanities KSC RAS.

At present, Tatyana M. Pisareva takes up the post of chief specialist at BCH. She is awarded with the jubilee medal "For Valiant Work. In Honour of 100th Anniversary of V.I. Lenin Birthday".

Travin Ilya A.
Research assistant

In 1998 graduated from N.A. Nekrasov Kostroma State Pedagogical University. During the 2003/2004 academic year studied the Swedish language in Sweden. Taken on International Studies Centre (now - Barents Centre of the Humanities - BCH) in October 2004. Participated in ISC expedition to the Tersky coast.