| Vitaliy A. Babenko |
Russia. Stavropol. State Unitary Enterprise “Naslediye” of the Ministry of Culture of Stavropol province, Chief Expert |
| John A. Boyle (1916-1978) |
Great Britain. Manchester. British orientalist. In 1950 he was appointed Senior Lecturer in Persian at Manchester University, becoming successively reader (1959) and professor of Persian studies (1966). Boyle is known for his work on the Mongol period of Iranian history. He was a member of the editorial board of the Cambridge History of Iran. In 1947 his thesis on Juwainy’s “History Of The World Conqueror” (Genghis Khan) gained him the degree of Ph.D. His linguistic attainments were formidable; in addition to the usual European languages and the “core” Asian languages of Persian, Arabic and Turkish, he was conversant with Armenian, Mongolian, Sanskrit and even Old Irish |
| Charles J. Halperin |
USA. Bloomington, Indiana. In 1973 in Columbia University he received a Ph.D. in Medieval Russian History, after he had begun teaching in the History Department of Indiana University, where he was an Assistant Professor from 1972-1980. He was employed in data processing from 1983 to 1996. At that time he retired and resumed doing research in Russian history as an Independent Scholar. In 1997 he acquired the status of Visiting Scholar of the Russian and East European Institute of Indiana University. He has authored two books, 60 articles, and 50 book reviews |
| Peter B. Golden |
USA. Newark, New Jersey. He is Professor of History at Rutgers University where he has been teaching since 1969. He received his Ph.D. in 1970 from Columbia University (New York). His primary fields of interest are: The Turkic nomads of Medieval Eurasia and their relations with Rus’, Byzantium, the Caucasus and the Islamic lands; Turkic philology; Hungarian Proto-history. He is author and co-author of books and essays on history of the Khazars and Qipchaqs, on Turkic lexicography, and on history of Early and Medieval Inner Asia. Honorary Member of Turk Dil Kurumu (Turkish Language Society), Ankara (a status awarded to few foreigners) |
| Natalia Ì. Danilko |
Ukraine. Kiev. Institute of Archaeology of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, Junior Researcher of Department of Archaeology of Eneolith and Bronze Age |
| Alexander V. Yevglevsky |
Ukraine. Donetsk. National University. Faculty of History, Archaeological research group, Senior Researcher |
| Emma D. Zilivinskaia |
Russia. Moscow. Institute of Archaeology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Researcher, Ph.D. of History |
| Alexander V. Zorin |
Russia. Kursk. State Regional Museum of Archaeology, Chief Keeper of collection, Ph.D. of History |
| Mark G. Kramarovskii |
Russia. Saint-Petersburg. The State Hermitage. Chief Researcher of the Oriental Department, Doctor of History. He is the author of works on the Eastern Crimea archaeology, series of papers on problems of the Golden Horde toreutics, ingot circulation, study of Solkhat architectural objects, and “Chingizids’ gold: the Golden Horde cultural heritage” monograph. Co-author of series of exhibition programmes of Russia, USA, Germany, Italy in the Hermitage |
| Tatiana N. Krupa |
Ukraine. Kharkov. Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography of Slobodskaia Ukraine of “V.N.Karazin” Kharkov National University, Junior Researcher. Field of interest is a research of archaeological organics |
| Sergey À. Kupriy |
Ukraine. Kiev.
Institute of Archaeology of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, Junior Researcher of the Scythian and Sarmatian Archaeology Department |
| Luchezar Lazarov |
Bulgaria. Teteven. An expert on antique archaeology, antique and medieval numismatics |
| Valentin P. Lebedev |
Russia. Dzerzhinsk, the Nizhniy Novgorod province. Numismatist-orientalist, Ph.D. (Physics and Mathematics) |
| Vera V. Miroshnichenko |
Ukraine. Donetsk. Regional Museum of Local History,
worker |
| Andrey N. Maslovskii |
Russia. Azov, the Rostov province. State Regional Institution of Culture “Azov historical-archaeological and paleontological museum?reserve”, Senior Researcher. Fields of interest are archaeology of settlements of the pre-Mongolian and Golden Horde times, Saltov?Mayaki culture, late nomads |
| Irina V. Matushko |
Russia. Orenburg. State Pedagogical University, Junior Researcher of Archaeological laboratory |
| Thomas T. Allsen |
USA. Eugene, Oregon. Education: Portland State University, B.A., History, (1962); University of Washington, M.A., Russian Studies, (1964); Syracuse University, Graduate Work in Anthropology, (1965-66); University of Oregon, M.L.S., Librarianship, (1969); University of Minnesota, Ph.D., Comparative Asian History, (1979). Employment: University of Alaska Library, Reference Librarian and Russian Bibliographer, (1969-1970); University of Minnesota Library, Archivist, Slavic-language material, (1970-1972); Western Kentucky University, Department of History, Assistant Professor, Russian and Far Eastern History, Western Civilization, (1979-1980); The College of New Jersey, Department of History, Assistant Professor, (1980-1987); Associate Professor, (1988-2000); Professor, (2000-2002), Russian, Chinese, Islamic and Central Asian History, Western Civilization, World History. Retired, June 2002. Professional activities: President of the Mongolia Society (1995-1998); Associate Editor of “Archivum Eurasiae Medii Aevi” (since 1987) |
| Vladimir M. Pavlenko |
Russia. Budionnovsk, Stavropol Territory. Researcher of local history |
| Vyacheslav V. Plakhov |
Russia. Astrakhan. “Selitrennoye gorodische” museum of Astrakhan museum?reserve, Head of Archaeology Department |
| Denis Sinor |
USA. Bloomington, Indiana. He was educated in Hungary, Switzerland, and France. From 1948 to 1962 he was on the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Cambridge University, England. In 1962 he moved to Indiana University, 1963-1981 he was Chairman of the Department of Uralic and Altaic Studies. In 1967 he founded the Asian Studies Research Institute, later renamed Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies, which he directed until 1981. A former president of the American Oriental Society, Sinor is still serving on various UNESCO commissions. He is a Corresponding Member of the French Academy, an Honorary Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, a Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea. Honors received include a doctorate honoris causa of the University of Szeged (1971), Honorary Memberships of the Societe Asiatique (Paris), and the Societas Uralo-Altaica (Hamburg). Author of several books and scores of articles. Distinguished Professor Emeritus |
| Alexander G. Yurchenko |
Russia. Saint-Petersburg. “Eurasia” Publishing House, Scientific Editor |
| Leonid T. Yablonskii |
Russia. Moscow. Institute of Archaeology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of Department of Scythian and Sarmatian archaeology, Doctor of History. The author of more than 200 printed works including seven monographs. Fields of interest are archaeology, paleoanthropology and ethnogenesis of the steppe population of Eurasia |
