Leaders

Svetlana Sivkova, General Director

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• Founder and Director General (since 1990) of the Museum of the World Ocean
• President of the Maritime Heritage Association
• Deputy Chairperson of the Interdepartmental Committee for Maritime Heritage of the Maritime Board under the Government of the Russian Federation
• Member of the Russian National Committee of ICOM
• Deputy Chairperson of the Council on Culture of the Kaliningrad Regional Government
• Member of the Maritime Board of the Kaliningrad Region
• Honoured Cultural Worker of the Russian Federation
• Honorary Citizen of Kaliningrad
• Svetlana Sivkova has got awards from various institutions

Larisa Zubina, Deputy Director General for Science

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• Employee of the Museum of the World Ocean since 2001
• PhD (Biology)
• Awarded a Certificate issued by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

Alexey Shutkin, Chief Expert for Fleet

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• Employee of the Museum of the World Ocean since 1999
• Master of Sailing Sports of Russia
• Alexey Shutkin is awarded the Medal “300 Years of the Baltic Fleet”, the Medal “For Distinction in Military Service”, the Medal “For Impeccable Service”, the Jubilee Medal “70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR”, the Commemorative Badge “Kaliningrad – 750 Years”, a Certificate of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

Alexey Budanov, Deputy Director for Development

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• Employee of the Museum of the World Ocean since 2010
• Member of the Russian Union of Journalists
• Alexey Budanov is awarded the Medal of Admiral Gorshkov, the Medal “300 Years of the Russian Navy”, the Medal “300 Years of the Baltic Fleet”, ”, the Medal “For Distinction in Military Service”, the Medal “For Impeccable Service”
• Alexey Budanov’s motto is “Catch the wind in all your sails!”