Vladimir STRELETSKI is a senior
research fellow at the Institute of Geography at the Russian Academy of Sciences
in Moscow. In addition, he teaches historical geography at the University of the
Russian Academy of Education. He also teaches a course entitled 'Geographical
Environment and History of Civilizations', which he developed and now delivers
at the Russian International Academy of Tourism. He is a specialist in the
socioeconomic geography of Germany and other countries of Western Europe, and
has studied the implications of foreign policies for countries undergoing market
reforms.
V. Streletski is an author of scientific works on ethnocultural geography and
ecology of local cultures, problems of international relations in Russia and
CIS, and the international experience of ethnoterritorial conflicts. He has a
Ph.D. in geographical sciences and is a graduate of Moscow State University.