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I want to conclude this week's expedition news by sharing a picture with you.
The name of this very amiable man, who looks like your typical next-door neighbor, is Aivar Vladimirovich Stepanov and is one of the most celebrated divers in Russia.
Stepanov is one of the leading underwater Archaeologists of Russia and is an employee of the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences as well as the Chairman of the Novgorod Regional Federation of Underwater Activities. His credentials include:
Chairman of the "Aquilon" Club of Scuba Divers (Veliky Novgorod)
Diving specialist (CJSC "Seeker", St. Petersburg)
CMAS instructor in Underwater Archeology
Winner of two national Russian Diving Awards "Underwater World"
Instructor-methodologist for training rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations
What is very interesting is that Stepanov was not originally part of the expedition. He was brought into the expedition only during the later stages. When we take into account that the significant finds as far as the vessel of Barents were concerned, only took place right at the end of the expedition, one can only surmise that he must have had a major hand in those discoveries. What is also important is that he is linked to the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Emergency Situations which are both government organizations.
The name of this very amiable man, who looks like your typical next-door neighbor, is Aivar Vladimirovich Stepanov and is one of the most celebrated divers in Russia.
Stepanov is one of the leading underwater Archaeologists of Russia and is an employee of the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences as well as the Chairman of the Novgorod Regional Federation of Underwater Activities. His credentials include:
Chairman of the "Aquilon" Club of Scuba Divers (Veliky Novgorod)
Diving specialist (CJSC "Seeker", St. Petersburg)
CMAS instructor in Underwater Archeology
Winner of two national Russian Diving Awards "Underwater World"
Instructor-methodologist for training rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations
What is very interesting is that Stepanov was not originally part of the expedition. He was brought into the expedition only during the later stages. When we take into account that the significant finds as far as the vessel of Barents were concerned, only took place right at the end of the expedition, one can only surmise that he must have had a major hand in those discoveries. What is also important is that he is linked to the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Emergency Situations which are both government organizations.
I hope to conclude the research in the coming week, but because of various reasons I know the week ahead is going to be a hectic one at work with little time for anything extra.
