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Вестник Архивиста», «Вестник Архивиста.Ru», ВЕСТНИК «Вестник Архивиста.Com», «Вестник Архивиста.TV»: И.А Издание осуществлено при финансовой поддержке Федерального агентства по печати и массовым коммуникациям ISSN 2073-0101 РЕДАКЦИЯ группы журналов «Вестник архивиста», «Вестник архивиста.ru», ВЕСТНИК «Вестник архивиста.com», «Вестник архивиста.TV»: И.А. Анфертьев – кандидат исторических наук, главный редактор (г. Москва, Российская 2015 Федерация); В.В. Борисов – редактор-системный администратор приложений печатной версии журнала – сетевых журналов «Вестник архивиста.ru» (www.vestarchive.ru) – на № 1 (129) русском языке; «Вестник архивиста.com» (www.arhivemagazine.com) – на английском языке АРХИВИСТА (г. Москва, Российская Федерация); Н.В. Глищинская – дизайн и верстка (г. Москва, Россий- ЯНВАРЬ – МАРТ ская Федерация); З.П. Иноземцева – кандидат исторических наук, заместитель главного JANUARY – MARCH редактора журнала (г. Москва, Российская Федерация); М.С. Исакова – кандидат исторических наук, руководитель представительства журнала в Республике Узбекистан (г. Ташкент); Основан в 1991 г. К.И. Ляшенко – редактор приложений печатной версии журнала – сетевых журналов HERALD OF Founded in 1991 «Вестник архивиста.ru» (www.vestarchive.ru) – на русском языке; «Вестник архивиста.com» (www.arhivemagazine.com) – на английском языке (г. Москва, Российская Федерация); AN ARCHIVIST Е.Ю. Нуйкина – заместитель главного редактора журнала (г. Москва, Российская Федерация); С.В. Потапенко – кандидат исторических наук, руководитель представительства журнала в Украине (г. Киев); В.Б. Прозорова – кандидат исторических наук, руководитель представительства журнала в Европе (г. Париж, Франция); Д.В. Савин – ведущий научный редактор журнала (г. Москва, Российская Федерация); М.А. Скляр – редактор-переводчик печатной версии журнала и сетевых журналов «Вестник архивиста.ru» (www.vestarchive.ru) – на русском языке; «Вестник архивиста.com» (www.arhivemagazine.com) – на английском В ближайших номерах Coming soon языке (г. Москва, Российская Федерация); О.Н. Солдатова, кандидат исторических наук, руководитель представительства журнала в Приволжском федеральном округе (г. Самара, Деятельность советского руководства Soviet War Prevention Actions Российская Федерация). по предотвращению военных on the North-Western Borders угроз СССР на Северо-западном of the USSR EDITORIAL STAFF of magazines group “Herald of an Archivist”, “Herald of an направлении с участием and European Archivist.ru”, “Herald of an Archivist.com” and “Herald of an Archivist.TV”: европейских государств накануне Involvement prior I.A. Anfertiev – PhD in History, editor-in-chief (Moscow, Russian Federation); V.V. Borisov – editor and system administrator of supplements to printed magazine – online magazines Великой Отечественной войны to the Great Patriotic War www.vestarchive.ru (in Russ.) and www.arhivemagazine.com (in English) (Moscow, Russian Происхождение семьи, частной The Origin of the Family, Private Federation); N.V. Glishinskaya – design and layout (Moscow, Russian Federation); Z.P. Inozemceva – PhD in History, deputy editor-in-chief (Moscow, Russian Federation); M.S. Isakova – PhD in собственности и…документа Property… and the Document History, director of magazine branch in Uzbekistan (Tashkent); K.I. Lyashenko – editor of supplements to printed magazine – online magazines www.vestarchive.ru (in Russ.) and www. Документы об исследованиях Papers on Chukot Peninsula arhivemagazine.com (in English) (Moscow, Russian Federation); E.Yu. Nuykina – deputy editor-in- Чукотского полуострова в Архиве Explorations in the Archive chief (Moscow, Russian Federation); S.V. Potapenko – PhD in History, director of magazine branch Российской академии наук of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Ukraine (Kiev); V.B. Prozorova – PhD in History, director of magazine branch in France (Paris); D.V. Savin – leading scientific editor (Moscow, Russian Federation); M.A. Sklyar – editor-translator О коллаборационизме On Collaboration of printed magazine and online magazines www.vestarchive.ru (in Russ.) and www.arhivemagazine. на оккупированной части in the Occupied Territories com (in English) (Moscow, Russian Federation); O.N. Soldatova – PhD in History, director of Центрально-Черноземного региона of the Central Black Earth Region magazines branch in Volga Federal District (Samara, Russian Federation). в 1941–1943 гг. По материалам in 1941–1943: Based on Materials архивов Курской области from the Kursk Region Archives Подписано в печать 27.03.2015 г. Печать офсетная. Формат 60х84/16. Объем 20 п.л. Документальные памятники Documental Artifacts Тираж 1000 экз. 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Anfertiev, PhD in History, professor of the Russian State Humanities University, гуманитарного университета (РГГУ), г. Москва, Российская Федерация Moscow, Russian Federation РЕДАКЦИОННАЯ КОЛЛЕГИЯ: EDITORIAL BOARD: А.Н. Артизов, доктор исторических наук, руководитель Федерального архивного A.N. Artizov, PhD in History, director of the Russian State Archival Agency, агентства, г. Москва, Российская Федерация Moscow, Russian Federation В.Ю. Афиани, кандидат исторических наук, директор Архива Российской академии наук V.Yu. Afiani, PhD in History, Director of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences (АРАН), г. Москва, Российская Федерация (ARAN), Moscow, Russian Federation А.Б. Безбородов, доктор исторических наук, профессор, проректор по учебной A.B. Bezborodov, PhD in History, professor, provost for academic affairs of the Russian работе Российского государственного гуманитарного университета (РГГУ), г. Москва, State Humanitarian University, Moscow, Russian Federation Российская Федерация Z.P. Inozemceva, PhD in History, deputy editor-in-chief, Moscow, Russian Federation З.П. Иноземцева, кандидат исторических наук, заместитель главного редактора, г. Москва, Российская Федерация M.S. Isakova, PhD in History, assistant professor in the National University of Uzbekistan named after Mirzo Ulugbek, Tashkent, Uzbekistan М.С. Исакова, кандидат исторических наук, доцент Национального университета Узбекистана им. Мирзо Улугбека, г. Ташкент, Республика Узбекистан V.P. Kozlov, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, doctor of historical sciences, leading researcher of the All-Russian Archival Science and Records Management В.П. Козлов, член-корреспондент Российской академии наук, доктор исторических наук, Research Institute (VNIIDAD), Moscow, Russian Federation ведущий научный сотрудник Всероссийского научно-исследовательского института документоведения и архивного дела (ВНИИДАД), г. Москва, Российская Федерация V.V. Korovin, PhD in History, professor in the South-West State University, Kursk, Russian Federation В.В. Коровин, доктор исторических наук, профессор Юго-Западного государственного университета, г. Курск, Российская Федерация Sh. Kechkemeti, PhD in Philology, professor of The École Nationale des Chartes, Ш. Кечкемети, доктор филологии, профессор Школы хартий, г. Париж, Франция Paris, France М.В. Ларин, доктор исторических наук, профессор, директор Всероссийского научно- M.V. Larin, PhD in History, professor, director of the All-Russian Archival Science and исследовательского института документоведения и архивного дела (ВНИИДАД), Records Management Research Institute (VNIIDAD), Moscow, Russian Federation г. Москва, Российская Федерация L.N. Mazur, PhD in History, assistant professor, department head in The Ural Federal Л.Н. Мазур, доктор исторических наук, доцент, заведующая кафедрой Уральского University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation федерального университета, г. Екатеринбург, Российская Федерация S.V. Mironenko, PhD in History, director of the State Archive of the Russian Federation С.В. Мироненко, доктор исторических наук, директор Государственного архива (GARF), Moscow, Russian Federation Российской Федерации (ГАРФ), г. Москва, Российская Федерация E.I. Pivovar, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, PhD in History, Е.И. Пивовар, член-корреспондент Российской академии наук, доктор исторических professor, rector of the Russian State of the Humanities University, Moscow, Russian наук, профессор, ректор Российского государственного гуманитарного университета Federation (РГГУ), г. Москва, Российская Федерация Yu.S. Pivovarov, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, PhD in Political Sciences, Ю.С. Пивоваров, академик Российской академии наук, доктор политических наук, professor, director of the Institute of the Scientific Information on Social Sciences (INION), профессор, директор Института научной информации по общественным наукам Moscow, Russian Federation (ИНИОН), г. Москва, Российская Федерация E.A. Tyurina, PhD in History, director of the Russian
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