Chair, Department of Philosophy, History and Theory of World Culture and Art, Samara State University of Social Sciences & Education

Professor (2018), D. hist. sc. (2004), BA in ethnography, Moscow State University (1992). Since 2013, chair of the Department of Philosophy, History and Theory of World Culture and Art at Samara State Pedagogical University. Honorary employee of higher professional education of the Samara Region (2026) and of the Russian Federation (2023). Award of the Honored Scholar of the Chuvash Republic (2018), Samara Region Governor Award for Outstanding Achievements in Humanitarian Work (2025). Author of over 170 publications including 10 books, 7 ethnographic films. Recipient of 15 grant awards and winner of the Russian Festival of Anthropological Films. Scholarly interests: applied research in ethnology and social/cultural anthropology, ethnic studies, cyber ethnicity, ethnic and cultural history of peoples in the Ural-Povolzhie region.