Vladimir Kulakov

Historian, archaeologist

Russian historian and archaeologist specialising in the antiquities of Western and Central Europe from the Neolithic to the 14th century. Since 1969 he has worked at the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IA RAS). He is also a prolific writer: his bibliography comprises more than 500 publications, including 30 monographs published in Russia, England, Germany, Poland, Lithuania and other countries. He teaches at the Institute of Practical Oriental Studies and is a professor at the Kaliningrad Institute of Tourism. Since 1974 he has headed the Baltic Expedition of the IA RAS. He has received a number of awards, holds a Doctor of Historical Sciences degree (1994), and is a member of the Russian Heraldic Society and a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute (Berlin).