Faculty of History

Chair of world history

Head of the Chair,      Associate Professor, Ph.D. in History Yusupov Alexander Faizrakhmanovich Lenin str., 33, room#410 Tel.: (814-2) 711-082 E-mail: yusupov@psu.karelia.ru

• International research projects of the chair (1998-2000)
• Personnel of the chair

Chair of world history has been founded in 1940. The chair trains specialists in all basic fields of the world history fron the ancient to modern times. A number of scientists carry out their research in the field of history of Finland, of Russian-Finnish relations, as well as history of Karelia in the context of relations between Russia and Finland.

Traditionally the chair prepares experts in all basic spheres of world history from antiquity to modernity.

In 1992 the chair has established a specialisation in history of Scandinavian countries and Finland with annual enrollment of 12-15 students which has become the first specialisation of this kind in Russia. To support the education there has been founded a Laboratory on the problems of Scandinavian countries and Finland that in April of 2003 included in the structure of the Chair of History of Countries of Northern Europe..

International research projects of the chair (1998-2000) :

• project "NORMS, VALUES AND DEVIATION IN SOVIET SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN THE 1920's - 1950's."
  Scientific coordinator: Doctor Timo Vihavajnen (Renvall-institute, University of Helsinki, Finland).
  Coordinator from Russian part: Irina Takala (Associate Professor, faculty of history, PetrSU).
  Brief description of the research Studying everyday life of people in the Soviet Union on the pattern of North West of Russia.
  Project participants: PetrSU, Institute of Language, literature and history of Karelian Scientific Centre of Russian Academy of Science, universities and scientific centres of St.Petersburg, Moscow, Helsinki and Turku (Finland), Paris (France).
  
  
• project: "THE DOUBLE HEADED EAGLE AND THE RED STAR: CONTINUITY AND BREAK IN SOVIET STATE BUILDING, 1918-1953".
  Scientific coordinator: Doctor Antti Laine (Karelian research institute, University of Joensuu).
  Coordinator from Russian part: Ilya Solomesch (Associate Professor, faculty of history, PetrSU).
  Brief description of the research The problem of continuity and breaches in Russian state structuring in 1918-1953 is studied.
  Project participants: PetrSU, Institute of Language, literature and history of Karelian Scientific Centre of Russian Academy of Science, Universities of Joensuu and Tampere (Finland).
  
  
• project : "FINNS IN KARELIA: MODERN ETHNOCULTURAL STATE".
  Scientific coordinator: Full Professor LeoSuni (PetrSU)
  Brief description of the research The problem of ethnical minority in the foreign ethnical environment is studied on the pattern of Finns of Karelia.
  Project participants: PetrSU, Karelian Scientific Centre of Russian Academy of Science.
  
  
• project: "History of the village Reboly".
  Scientific coordinator: Full Professor Antero Heikkinen (University of Joensuu, Finland).
  Brief description of the research Writing the history of the Karelian village Reboly from the Middle Ages to nowadays.
  Project participants: PetrSU (Yu.M.Kilin, I.R.Takala, I.A.Cherniakova), University of Joensuu (Finland), Repola-seura (Lappeenranta, Finland).
  
  
• project: "TRADITIONAL FAMILY OF A KARELIAN PEASANT".
  Scientific coordinator: Doctor Yukka Lehtonen (University of Helsinki, Finland).
  Coordinator from Russian part: senior research assistant Irina Cherniakova (faculty of history, PetrSU).
  Brief description of the research Defining the diffusion of various forms of families in Karelia in XVI-XX centuries and revealing the reasons that have influenced the married behavior in various periods of history.
  Project participants: PetrSU, Universities of Joensuu and Helsinki (Finland). 

Personnel of the chair:

1. Yusupov Aleksandr Faizrahmanovich, Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor, e-mail: jusupov@psu.karelia.ru

2. Cherniakova Irina Aleksandrovna, Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor, e-mail: i_chern@psu.karelia.ru

3. Kilin Yuri Mihailovich, Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor

4. Tioun Galina Toivovna, Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor, e-mail: tynig@psu.karelia.ru

5. Perova Vera Ivanovna, Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor, e-mail: perova@psu.karelia.ru

6. Fefilatieva Evgenia Aleksandrovna, Ph.D. in History, Associate Professor

7. Dorohova Irina Alekseevna, Associate Professor, Ph.D, e-mail: irado@psu.karelia.ru

8. Frolova Elena Vyacheslavovna, methodologist, e-mail: efro@petrsu.ru