The research was greatly enhanced by an excellent team of Russia-based research assistants. These profiles represent their status at the time of their work on the research project.

 Tanya

  

Tatiana Vagramenko (Research Coordinator) recently completed her PhD  in Anthropology at the National University of Ireland Maynooth. She received her MA in Ethnology (Cultural Anthropology) from the European University at St. Petersburg, as well as an MA in Religious studies from St. Petersburg State University.

 Dima

  

Dr. Dmitry Arzyutov is a Research Fellow in the Department of Siberian Ethnography at the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera), Russian Academy of Science, St.Petersburg. He has a PhD in Ethnology (Cultural Anthropology)

 Anya

  

Anna Cherepanova has an MA in Ethnology (Cultural Anthropology) from the European University at St. Petersburg, and is a folklorist, specialist in the area of the non-commercial sector in Russia, and is an independent researcher.

 Nastya

  

Anastasia Gulyavina studied Journalism at Moscow State University and is the co-founder of Impact HUB Moscow. She has over a decade of experience in the third sector in Russia and led the Russian chapter of AIESEC, a global youth NGO.

 Katya

  

Ekaterina Kapustina is a Research Fellow in the Department of Caucusus Ethnography at the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera), Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. She has an MA in Ethnology (Cultural Anthropology) from the European University at St. Petersburg.