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          Alexei V. Postnikov | 
        Deputy Director, Institute of the History of Natural
          Sciences and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences/Foreign Visiting
          Professor of Slavic Research Center (1998-99)  | 
      
      
        | 
          Nataliya M. Yakovenko | 
        Professor at History Department, Kyiv-Mohylya Academy
          University  | 
      
      
        | 
          Tomohiko Uyama | 
        Associate Professor at Slavic Research
          Center, Hokkaido University  | 
      
      
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          Vladimir I. Shishkin | 
        Head of the Department of the Soviet Society
          History, Institute of History, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of
          Sciences/Foreign Visiting Professor of Slavic Research Center (1998-99)
         | 
      
      
        | 
          Sergei I. Ryzhenkov | 
        Leading Expert at International Institute
          of Humanities and Political Studies (Moscow)  | 
      
      
        | 
          Kimitaka Matsuzato | 
        Professor at Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido
          University  | 
      
      
        | 
          John F. Young | 
        Assistant Professor at Department of Political
          Science, the University of Northern British Columbia
         | 
      
      
        | 
          Michael D. Kennedy | 
        Vice Provost for International Affairs,
          Director of the International Institute, Associate Professor of Sociology
          at Michigan University  | 
      
      
        | 
          Peter Rutland | 
        Professor at Government Department, Wesleyan University
         | 
      
      
        | 
          Alexei Ponomarenko | 
        Deputy Head, Department of National Accounts,  Goskomstat
            Rossii | 
      
      
        | 
          Steven Rosefielde | 
        Professor at Department of Economics, University of
          North Carolina  | 
      
      
        | 
          Stephan De Spiegeleire | 
        Senior Research Fellow at Western European Union Institute
          for Security Studies (Paris)  |