Editorial board

1

E. N. Nosov (editor-in-chief)

Corresponding member of RAS, Doctor of Historical Sciences

Institute for the History of Material Culture RAS, principal research coordinator

One of the leading Russian archaeologists, who worked out a concept of the formation of Northern Rus, its urban centers and international trade routes

2

V. L. Yanin

Academician RAS, Doctor of Historical Sciences

Chair of Archaeology at the Historical Faculty of Moscow State University, professor

One of the leading Russian archaeologists, who studied and introduced into scientific circulation famous birchbark manuscripts and greatly contributed to the reconstruction of the Old Russian political institutions, as well as monetary and weighing systems.

3

N. A. Makarov

Academician RAS, Doctor of Historical Sciences

Institute of Archaeology RAS, director

One of the leading Russian archaeologists, who greatly contributed to the study of archaeological sites of Northern and Suzdal Rus.

4

N. V. Khvoshchinskaya (deputy editor)

Doctor of Historical Sciences

Institute for the History of Material Culture RAS, leading research associate

Renowned expert on the history of Old Novgorod and relationships between Old Rus and the peoples of the Baltic area

5

M. Yu. Vakhtina

Candidate of Historical Sciences

Institute for the History of Material Culture RAS, senior research associate

Renowned expert on the Ancient Greek colonies of the North Black Sea shore, greatly contributed to the study of Greek imports and contacts between Greeks and barbarians.

6

T. S. Dorofeeva (executive secretary)

Institute for the History of Material Culture RAS, research associate

Journal technical secretary, made a noticable contribution to the study of the pagan and Christian beliefs in Old Rus.

7

N. Yu. Smirnov

Candidate of Historical Sciences

Institute for the History of Material Culture RAS, research associate

Specialist in the Iron Age of Siberia.

8

L. G. Shayakhmetova

Institute for the History of Material Culture RAS, research associate

Expert on the Stone Age of the Kola peninsula, published a number of important Neolithic collections from this region.

9

V. A. Lapshin

Doctor of Historical Sciences

Institute for the History of Material Culture RAS, director

Renowned Russian archaeologist, who worked out a concept of the formation and development of urban settlements in Northeastern Rus.

10

O. I. Boguslavsky

Candidate of Historical Sciences

Institute for the History of Material Culture RAS, deputy director for science

Renowned archaeologist, specialist in the ethnic history of Northern Rus and relationships between Slavs, Finns and Scandinavians.