Vyacheslav Molodin
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Vyacheslav Ivanovich Molodin (Russian: Вячеслав Иванович Молодин; born 26 September 1948) is a Soviet and Russian archaeologist specializing in prehistory of Siberia, professor, academician of the RAS.[1]
He was born on 26 September 1948 in the village of Orekhovo, Domachevsky District, Brest Oblast, BSSR[1]
At first, Molodin wanted to become a naval aviator, but he was forced to abandon these plans. During a meeting of the Geographical Society in Novosibirsk, he listened to the lecture of Alexey Okladnikov. The notable archeologist fascinated young Molodin. As a result, this lecture became decisive factor in choosing his profession.[2]
In 1971, the future scientist graduated from the Novosibirsk State Pedagogical Institute. He worked as a deputy director of a secondary school.[1]
In 1973, Molodin started working at the Institute of History, Philology and Philosophy, as a graduate student and junior researcher, and in 1983, he became the head of the sector of this institution. In 1992, after reorganization the IHPP into the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, he took the position of deputy director.[1]
From 1992 to 1998, he was the head of the department of archeology and ethnography of the Faculty of Humanities in Novosibirsk State University.[3]
In 1996, the scientist was elected a corresponding member of the German Archaeological Institute.[1][3]
In 1997 the archeologist became the Deputy Chairman of the SB RAS.[1]
He is a member of the Presidium of the RAS (since 2002).[1]
In 2013, Molodin became a corresponding member of the Shanghai Archaeological Science Forum.[3]
