(born 05.09.1966). Graduated from the Leningrad state university (1989). PhD, Dr.Sci. (2001). A corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2003). Director of the Azov branch of the Murmansk Marine Biological Institute (MMBI) of the Kola science centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Deputy chairman of Presidium of Southern Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He has been working at the Murmansk marine biological institute (MMBI) of the Kola science centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1990: junior researcher, senior researcher, head of radio ecology laboratory, head of department of anthropogenous ecology, deputy director of the institute for scientific work.       An expert in the field of marine sciences, one of the founders of radiating ecological oceanology. Since 1991 he has been engaged in the research of artificial radionuclides propagation in the environment and biota of seas of the Western Arctic regions. He has compiled ecological maps reflecting the degree of impact of radioactive pollution on ecosystems of polar seas, including the industrial pollution from Western Europe countries, which were appreciated by experts. In his papers the bases of studies of artificial radionuclides spreading in ecosystems of gulfs and bays where radiation hazardous facilities are located. Radioecological scenarios he presented concerning the nuclear range of Chernaya Bay, the water areas of nuclear bases of the Northern Navy and other radiation-hazardous facilities, are an important element in the system of ecological safety of northern seas.       The results of his fundamental scientific developments offer a considerable practical contribution in the development of ecological strategy of nature protection in the Arctic shelf areas and a solution to numerous problems connected with biooceanology and ecology of the seas of the European sector of the Arctic region for the sake of economy and social stability of the Barents-region. Long-term studies in the field of radioecology are summarized in his monograph "Radiation ecological oceanology" which received a medal of Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences and an award for young scientists (2002). In 2004 the English version of the monograph had a significant response of the world scientific community. With his participation many complex expeditions to Barents, White, Kara, Azov seas have been successfully organized. He is the leader and a person in charge of the institute research engineering themes, scientific and technical programs of ministries and departments of the Russian Federation. For his successful and fruitful scientific activity he was awarded certificates and nominal grants of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the KSC of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In September, 2000 he organized and directed special radioecological studies, and then, a regular monitoring of radioactive pollution of the environment and biota at the site of "Kursk" nuclear submarine wreck till the termination of the submarine lifting operation. The modelling calculations of pollution of the marine environment carried out under his direction, in a case of seal failure of the sunk "Kursk" submarine, have shown, that radioactive pollution would be quickly lowered by natural processes down to a safe level. These works allowed to reduce significantly the social stress in the region. He is head of the oceanology chair at the Rostov state university.       Basic publications: Radionuclides in the ecosystem of the region of Barents and Kara seas, (1994). Discharges of nuclear waste into the Kola Bay and their impact on human radiological doses, (2000). Radiation ecological oceanology, (2001). Artificial radionuclides in sediments of the Don River Estuary and Azov Sea Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, (2002). Radioactivity near the Sunken Submarine «Kursk» in the Southern Barents Sea Environmental science and technology, (2002). The structure of radionuclide flows in Azov sea (1986-2000), (2004). Radioecology in Northern European Seas. Springer, (2004).