Rodionov E. A.

Information about the author Eugeny A. Rodionov – Senior research officer, Curator of the armoury department, Gatchina Palace and Estate Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia) All of author’s articles Weapons by Michele Lorenzoni in the Collection of the Gatchina Palace Gunsmith Johann Joachim Grecke in Russia. New Biographical Data

Barkan A.

Information about the author Ariel Barkan — Professor, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, USA) All of author’s articles Review: D. Y. Miloserdov “Melee weapons of Afghanistan of the 19th – early 20th centuries”

Obraztsov Vs. N.

Information about the author Vsevolod N. Obraztsov – Researcher of the “Arsenal” Department, Curator of the oriental arms and armour collection, The State Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia) All of author’s articles Exhibition Overview: «“Clutching the hilt of a sword …”. Military culture and weapons traditions of the Middle East» in the Omsk Regional Art Museum named after M. A. Vrubel (November 8, 2019 – May 24, 2020) A saber with an Image of St. George from the Collection of the State Hermitage Museum

Neratova E. I.

Information about the author Elizaveta I. Neratova — Curator of Special Collections of the Russian Ethnographic Museum (St. Petersburg, Russia) All of author’s articles Review: D. Y. Miloserdov. “Melee weapons of Afghanistan 19 – early 20 century” A sword, a suit of armour and a quiver to be presented to Nicholas II The Mysterious Mark of “Gevork” Kubachi arms in Russian Museum of Ethnography. Part 1: Items ac-quired for the museum by E. M. Shilling Fates of museologists and museum items. To the biography of K. Z. Kavtaradze

Lazarevskaya E. G.

Information about the author Ekaterina G. Lazarevskaya – Junior Researcher, Arsenal department of The State Hermitage (St. Petersburg, Russia) All of author’s articles Exhibition Overview: “The Last Knight: The Art, Armor, and Ambition of Maximilian I”

Kurmanovsky V. S.

Information about the author Vladimir S. Kurmanovsky – Ph.D., Institute of Archaeology of Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Russia) All of author’s articles Revisiting the Russian Weapons from Crucible Steel in the 17th Century (a case study of the former archive of the Armoury Chamber)

Orlenko S. P.

Information about the author Dr. Sergey P. Orlenko — Head of the Arms, Armor and Horse Equipment dpt. The Armoury Chamber, The Moscow Kremlin Museums (Moscow, Russia). All of author’s articles Revisiting the Russian Weapons from Crucible Steel in the 17th Century (a case study of the former archive of the Armoury Chamber) On ceremonial arms of Russian sovereigns’ pilgrimages in the last quarter of the 17th century

Malozyomova E. I.

Information about the author Dr. Elena I. Malozyomova – Researcher of the “Arsenal” Department, Curator of oriental harness collection, The State Hermitage Museum. Assistant professor, Faculty of liberal arts and sciences, Department of Inter-disciplinary Studies in the field of Languages and Literature St. Petersburg State University (St. Petersburg, Russia) All of author’s articles Studying of Persian and Indian Miniature as Primary Source for Weapon History Research (methodological aspects) Edged Weapons and Ritualized Theatrical Performances in Iran Exhibition Overview: «“Clutching the hilt of the sword …”. Military culture and the weapons traditions of the Middle East» in the Omsk Regional Art Museum named after M. A. Vrubel (November 8, 2019 – May 24, 2020) European Elements in the Military Culture and Weapon Use in Iran

Novosyolov V. R.

Information about the author Dr. Vasiliy R. Novoselov — Leading Researcher, Curator of the Arms and Armour collection of The Armoury Chamber, The Moscow Kremlin Museums (Moscow, Russia). All of author’s articles The Origins and Appurtenance of Richly Ornamented Weapons Transferred from the Ministry of Defense of the USSR to the Armoury Chamber in 1955 Revisiting the Russian Weapons from Crucible Steel in the 17th Century (a case study of the former archive of the Armoury Chamber) An officer’s Fate. Junior Captain A.G.Erkudov’s small sword with an award badge of the Order of St. Anne The Dagger of the Serasker Agmet Urfe-Valesa, a Relic of Russian Military Glory Peter the Great’s Travel Sword Russian Combat Knives of XIV–XVII Centuries: Classification Error and Authentic Artefacts of the Kremlin Armoury Collection The sabre of Ibrahim Pasha, the Kaffa serasker, as a relic of the Russo-Turkish War (1768-1775) On ceremonial arms of Russian sovereigns’…

Senichev V.

Information about the author Senichev Vadim – Assistant of the Department of Archeology, Ancient History and Middle Ages of Moscow Region State University, Moscow, Russia All of author’s articles LE JEU DE LA HACHE – a Burgundian Treatise on Dueling Rules of the Iberian two-handed sword, compiled by Diego Gomez de Figueiredo in 1651

Yarovoj A.

Information about the author Yarovoy Andrey –  Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Azovo-Chernomorsky Engineering Institute of the Don State Agrarian University, Zernograd, Russia All of author’s articles Training System of using shashka by the Don Cossacks

Bobrov L. A.

Information about the author Leonid A. Bobrov – D.Sc. Associate Professor of archeology and ethnography of Novosibirsk Ыtate University. Leading researcher of the Laboratory of humanitarian research of the Novosibirsk State University. Senior researcher of the Institute of archaeology and ethnography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk, Russia). All of author’s articles International Scientific Conference “Historical Arms and Armour in Museum and Private Collections”. (Review)