Vladimir Romanovich Arsenyev (russian: Влади́мир Рома́нович Арсе́ньев) (7 August 1948,

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

- 30 October 2010,

St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

) was a Russian Africanist, ethnographer, and exhibition curator noted for his research in Western Africa, and particularly of the Bambara; he was a foreign member of the French

Académie des sciences d'outre-mer An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...

(Paris, 1999) and a member of the Scientific Council of the

Russian Academy of Science The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...

for the Problems of African Countries (Moscow, 1999) as well as a member of the Société des Africanistes (Paris, 2004).

Biography

Arsenyev was born into a family of doctors. In 1971, he graduated the Oriental department of

Leningrad University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...

. In 1971–1974, he served in Africa as a military translator; he was a student of D.A. Olderogge. He received his PhD from the Institute of Ethnography of the Soviet Academy in 1977. From 1977 to 2006 he worked in the

Kunstkamera The Kunstkamera (russian: Кунсткамера) or Kunstkammer (German for "Culture Room" (literally) or "Art Chamber", typically used for a " cabinet of curiosities") is a public museum located on the Universitetskaya Embankment in Saint Pete ...

. Starting in 2006 he was a senior research fellow of its Centre for Political and Social Anthropology. He taught Africanist disciplines at the Oriental department of the

Saint Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...

. He participated in the field work in

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

in 1971–1974, 1980–1981, 1996–1997, 2002, 2005; and expeditions to

Perm Oblast Until 1 December 2005, Perm Oblast (russian: Пе́рмская о́бласть) was a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Privolzhsky (Volga) Federal District. According to the results of the referendum held in October 2004, Perm Oblast was ...

(1967–1970),

Kuril Islands The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands (; rus, Кури́льские острова́, r=Kuril'skiye ostrova, p=kʊˈrʲilʲskʲɪjə ɐstrɐˈva; Japanese: or ) are a volcanic archipelago currently administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast in the ...

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Works

* ''Арсеньев В.Р.'' Звери - боги - люди. М., 1991. - 160 с. * ''Арсеньев В.Р.'' Альтернативы будущего. СПб., 1996. - 40 с. * ''Арсеньев В.Р.'' Бамбара: люди в переходной экономике. СПб., 1997. - 260 с. * ''Арсеньев В.Р.'' Бамбара: от образа жизни к образам мира и произведениям искусства: опыт этнографического музееведения. СПб., 2000. - 270 с. * ''Арсеньев В.Р.'' Основные понятия этнософии. Les notions principales de l'Ethnosophie. Манифестация. Учебно-теоретический журнал "Ленинградской школы африканистики". No. 7a. СПб., 2006. - 94 с. *''Arseniev, Vladimir ''. 1999. Le musée d'Anthropologie et d'Ethnographie Pierre-le-Grand à Saint-Pétersbourg. Cahiers d'Études africaines 39, no. 155/156: 681–699. * ''Arseniev, Vladimir''. 2008. L’Afrique: une affection partagée. Quelques approches a la méthode et aux Expériences applicatives. SPb.- 180 P.

References

External links

An interview with Vladimir Arsenive // Itogi. No 24 / 418 (15.06.04) (Rus)

Manifestacia (Rus)

Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (En)

ARSENIEV Vladimir, Membre associé, Académie des sciences d'outre-mer (fr)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arsenyev, Vladimir Romanovich 1948 births Curators from Saint Petersburg Russian Africanists Russian ethnographers Saint Petersburg State University alumni Academic staff of Saint Petersburg State University 2010 deaths