Alexander Vladimirovich Bykov
| Alexander Vladimirovich Bykov | |
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| Born |
August 10, 1962 Vologda,  USSR
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| Citizenship |
 Russia
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| Alma mater | Vologda State Pedagogical University |
| Known for | specialist in numismatics, ethnology, Applied and Decorative Arts, Russian history of the 17th-20th centuries, history of diplomatic relations in the 20th century. |
| Awards | Medal for Distinguished Contribution to development of Collecting in Russia |
| Website | alex-bykov35 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | numismatics, diplomatic history, history of revolutionary Russia |
| Institutions | Museum of Diplomatic Corps (director) |
| Thesis | Currency circulation in European North of Russia in the first half of the 17th century (1994) |
| Doctoral advisor | Elena Ivanovna Kamentseva (Russian State University for the Humanities) |
Alexander Vladimirovich Bykov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Бы́ков; born on 10 August 1962, Vologda, USSR) is a Russian historian and ethnographer, one of the leading Russian specialists in numismatics. Publisher, founder of the first Russian private museum of political history, the Museum of Diplomatic Corps in Vologda, Russia; he is the author of multiple articles, books, and popular science publications.
Alexander Bykov was born in Vologda, on 10 August 1962. In 1984, he graduated from the Vologda State Pedagogical Institute, Department of History. After graduation, he worked in a secondary school for a short time, then served in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. He completed his military service, and started his career as a public museums coordinator-consultant at the Vologda Museum of Local Lore, History and Economy. While occupying the position he went on a number of work trips throughout the Vologda Oblast which resulted in creating and reconstructing five museums in the districts of the region.
In 1989, Alexander Bykov was invited by the Vologda regional administration to work as a leading specialist in historical-cultural heritage of the Department of Culture. His efforts prevented putting many memorials of historical-cultural heritage under the Russian Orthodox Church’s supervision without making sure that they were taken good care of and renovated. Besides, Bykov was opposed to transferring the icon of the 15th century “Zyrianskaya Troitsa” (icon of the Holy Trinity) to the Republic of Komi. The fact that the Russia Federation President’s representative in the Vologda Oblast insisted on the handover did not influence his viewpoint. Bykov was supported by other cultural figures of the Vologda region. As a result, with the united efforts the icon was left in the collection of the Vologda reserve museum.
In 1992, Bykov left civil service, started in private business but continued his research. In 1994, Bykov defended his Ph.D. thesis, and in 1997 organized the Museum of Diplomatic Corps, the first Russian private museum of political history.
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