The Presidium of the Academic Council is a permanent executive body of the Society which is elected for five years and operates based on the Society’s Charter. The Presidium consists of the president, the honorary president, vice-presidents, the executive director and the academic secretary.
The Presidium convenes as needed but at least once every two months. Decisions are made by open ballot based on the majority vote. A decision can only be made if at least half of the Presidium members are present at the meeting. The academic secretary is tasked with taking the meeting minutes.
PRESIDIUM
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Sergey ShoiguPresident of the Russian Geographical Society |
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Vladimir KotlyakovHonorary presidentDoctor of Science, Director of the Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Department of marine science, physics of the atmosphere, and geography, with concentration in hydrology |
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Nikolai KasimovVice-president of the Russian Geographical SocietyThe dean of the School of Geography of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. Doctor of Science, professor, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Department of marine science, physics of the atmosphere, and geography, with concentration in hydrology |
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Kirill ChistyakovVice-president of the Russian Geographical SocietyHead of the department of physical geography and landscape planning of St. Petersburg State University |
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Yuri GladkiyVice-president of the Russian Geographical SocietyDoctor of Science, professor, a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, head of the department of economic and social geography of the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia |
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Vladimir RazumovskyVice-President of the Russian Geographical SocietyHead of the department of regional economics and natural resource use of the School of regional studies, information science, tourism and mathematical methods of St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance |
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Alexander ChibilevVice-president of the Russian Geographical SocietyDirector of the Institute of Steppe of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
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Anatoliy AnokhinRussian Geographical Society’s Presidium |
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Vasiliy DmitrievRussian Geographical Society’s Presidium |
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Sergey DobroliubovRussian Geographical Society’s Presidium |
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Alexey PostnikovRussian Geographical Society’s Presidium |
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Vladislav RumyantsevRussian Geographical Society’s Presidium |
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Vyacheslav SukhorukovRussian Geographical Society’s Presidium |
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Nikolai FilatovRussian Geographical Society’s Presidium |
Kirill DyakonovRussian Geographical Society’s Presidium |
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Dmitry SevastianovRussian Geographical Society’s Presidium |















