Popov Alexander Vladimirovich
  biography
  I was born in1951, in Moscow. After leaving the secondary school I studied at the Moscow institute of electronic and mechanical engineering, at the faculty of applied mathematics.
  During summer vacations I went for restoration works to memorial estate of the artist Polenov V.D., situated on the river Oka, in the Tula region. In the museum “Polenovo” I took part in restoration of the Trinity church in the village of Byokhovo, constructed under the project of the artist Polenov V.D. All following vacations I worked as the restorer in “Polenovo” and later in the old Russian town Pereyaslavl - Zalessky. During these works I received a specialty of a mason of the sixth category. Then I understood, that architecture, crafts and restoration are my calling.
  Having received the diploma of the engineer of mathematics I went to work in the museum “Polenovo”, continuing  be engaged in restoration. At first I finished restoration of the Trinity church in the village of Byokhovo and then I took part in restoration of the workshop of the artist Polenov V.D., the so-called «Abbey».
  In 1977 I entered the Moscow Architectural institute. Instead of diploma of graduating from the institute of electronic and mechanical engineering I showed drawings of my project and photos of the already restored "Abbey".
  In the course of restoration of the church and "Abbey" I mastered carpenter’s and joiner's crafts. I liked to work with wood and soon I received the sixth category of carpenter and joiner.
  In 1981 I graduated from the Moscow Architectural institute. In the same year I finished restoration works in the "Abbey" and  handed over object with an excellent estimation.
  In 1981 I went to the Arkhangelsk region to be engaged in restoration of wooden architecture of Russian North.
  
  There I worked for seven years as an architect and carpenter. More over I conducted all production works on restoration of the church of Dmitry Solunsky in Uftyuga.
  In the course of these works I managed to rehabilitate historical technologies and tools with which church was built. To do it I 
  studied archaeological and archival materials and documents.
  Further it appeared, that the technologies discovered by me were extended  in Europe in the Middle Ages, but in the modern history these technologies were forgotten.
  1991 I was awarded the State prize.
  In1988 I founded my own restoration workshop with the aim  to unite designing and manufacture. But I lacked experienced carpenters and joiners who could work with the help of historical technologies, therefore I started to train young people in my workshop and on being restored objects. The skills from more experienced masters are transferred to learners in the course of work.
  Having finished the restoration works in Uftyuga I started to restore an architectural ensemble in the village of Nyonoksa in the Arkhangelsk region. That ensemble consists of two wooden churches (the summer church of Trinity and the winter church of St.Nicolai) and a bell tower.
          We began to restore the bell tower. It appeared to be a rare rebuilt construction, I had never seen before. We restored it using the same method of rebuilding.
  The next object of restoration was the church of St.Nicolai. It is one of the few preserved warm wooden churches which was heated "in a black way”.
  Unfortunately I couldn’t restore it to the end because since 1995 the restoration was not financed. My pupils finished to restore the church of St. Nicolai only in the year 2008.
  Since 1996 till 2003 I had been working in Moscow. At that time, money for peripheral, wooden monuments were not allocated.
  In Moscow I took part in restoration of such monuments of architecture as:
  
  - the house of architect Konstantin Melnikov;
  -the house with a wing in the country-side of Morozov constructed under the project of architect Shekhtel, situated near Moscow in Odintsovo;
  -the Moscow architectural institute, monument of architecture of XVII-ÕIÕ cent.;
  -the library of foreign literature of Rudomino (project and reconstruction);
  -an ordinary building in the centre of Moscow, situated in Pjatnitsky street (project and reconstruction).
  Since 2000, I have been working in the Kirillo-Belozersky memorial estate, in the town of Kirillov in the Vologda region. There is my company “the Restoration centre - architecture, manufacture, training” there.
  In 2007 our centre finished to restore the church of Presentation of the Virgin in the temple with one-pillar refectory built in 1519, walls of a tower of the XVII century, monks’ cells of the XVII century and other constructions. We started restoration works on wooden church of Elijah the Prophet in the village of Tsypino, in Kirillov district, Vologda region. A wooden church with the same name but situated in the town of Belozersk we began to restore too. Besides, I am engaged in designing and building of modern houses.
  I also work as a teacher in the restoration center.
  In 1999, at the session of restorers held in Mexico “The Standards of restoration of monuments of wooden architecture» were accepted. Principles of restoration of wooden architecture discovered by me in Uftyuga were put  in a basis of those Standards. In the early nineties these principles were formulated (regarding restoration with the use of historical technologies, tools and design) and fulfilled in the mid-nineties in the village of Nyonoksa.
          Architect,
   winner of the State prize,
   restorer of the highest category,
  the general director of Company «the Restoration centre -architecture, manufacture, training»
  Alexander Popov.
  
  
  
  Belyashov Sergey Victorovich biography
  I was born in the town of Kirillov in 1968, June,6.
  
  • After graduating from the Kirillov secondary school in 1985 I continued working at the same school as a Leader of Young Pioneers. My job was successesfull and I was conferred a special  badge - “Pioneer Leader” by the Central  Committee of Leninist Young Communist League of the Soviet Union (LYCLSU) in 1989. I was also conferred honorary diplomas of  the District and Region Committees of LYCLSU. From 1986  till 1991 I visited Yugoslavia, GDR, Poland, Spain, Andorra. I worked at school till September, 1992.
  
  • In 1992 I founded the Children’s center with the aid of children and teenagers of Kirillov to develop their creative activities.
  
  • In 1995 I entered the Vologda regional college of culture. I finished the college with honors diploma and got a job of producer of superficial programs. At that time I made a valuable contribution in repairs of the building of the Children’s center. It was a good result of my efforts.
  
  
  • In June, 1, 1998 on the basis of the Children's centre we created the institution of additional education «the Center of creative activities for children and youth». It was opened in June, 6, 1998.
  
  • In 1998 I continued to study and entered the  correspondence branch of the faculty of culture, family and childhood in the St.-Petersburg State Academy of culture (later renamed into the St.-Petersburg State university of culture and art). I finished university in 2002 having received the profession of manager of social and cultural technologies and specialization of the psychologist-adviser of family and childhood.
  
  
  • In November, 2002 I accepted the offer to head the health- improving centre "Siversky". But for the reason that poor health I left that place of work in April, 2003.
  
  • In June, 2003 I was offered to work in the district administration as the consultant of the head of the Kirillov district in the field of culture.
  
  
  • In January, 1, 2004 I was appointed to the post of assistant of the head of the kirillov district.
  
  • Since April, 2006 I combined the job of assistant with the job of director of the district cultural centre. Then that center was in a state of the deepest crisis of creative work.
  • In October, 25, 2006 I got a job of the director of the district cultural center and worked there till March, 11, 2008. The crisis of that establishment was overcome.
  • Since April, 14, 2008 I have been working in «the Restoration centre - architecture, manufacture, training» as the director of educational unit ¹1.
  S.V.Beljashov
  
  Gusarin Jury Valentinovich biography   
  
  I was born in January, 11, 1972 in Kirillov district of the Vologda region. In 1990 I entered the Vologda pedagogical institute, the faculty of physical training. After graduating from the institute I worked in a rural school as a teacher of physical culture, labour training and bases of safety of live since 1994 to 2003. Since February, 2003 from the moment when the Restoration centre was opened I have been working as the manager of the teaching department of the educational unit ¹1.
  
  Lupushor Lyudmila Alexandrovna biography
  
   I was born in Kishinev, Moldova. Since my childhood I had a passion for painting and music. In 1980 after graduating from the secondary school and the art school I entered the Leningrad Institute of painting, sculpture and architecture and in 1989 I finished my study there having received the profession of architect and artist. During my study I did practical work in the Central Asia (the town of Pendzhikent near Samarkand) and in the North Caucasus (the village of Teberda  near Karachayevsk).
  Since 1989 I worked in the association of restorers of  the Vologda region. There I mapped out projects of restoration of monuments of the Kirillo-Belozersky memorial estate. Among their number there was a project of joiner's works in the Dormition cathedral.
  Besides I did several measurements and adaptation projects of monuments of architecture of the XIX century in Kirillov, a guest house for a Vologda firm, a monument of architecture of the XIX century in the village of Nikulino near Goritsy. I also designed some new houses in Kirillov and Ferapontovo.
  Unfortunately some projects of the constructions situated outside the monastery were not executed for the various reasons not dependent on me, or 
  they were carried out with deviation from the plan and even with ignoring of design offers. An obvious example is the shop "Luman" built in the town of Kirillov. Even if the ground floor is made less or more according to the project, the general appearance of the building was changed. Suffice it to say that from a two-storied building it turned to a three-storied one...
  Since 2001 I worked as the artist in the village of Ferapontovo, in scientific and exposition department of the museum of frescos of Dionysius where I was occupied with preparation and registration of exhibitions, taking pictures of the exhibits of the museum collections. I also took part in working out the concept of structure of the museum situated on the hill of Tsypino.
  Since 2005 I have been conducting courses of painting, drawing and restoration bases in “the Restoration centre - architecture, manufacture, training”. And from November, 16, 2006 I have been working there as the architect.
  In the restoration centre, with the assistance and participation of the architects A.V.Popov and A.P.Maltsev I do measurements and the project of restoration and adaptation of the monument of wooden architecture of the XV century, the church of Deposition of the robe from the village of Borodava. Various monuments of the Kirillo-Belozersky monastery are also under my supervision, such as the Bell tower of the XVIII century, the Kitchen, the church of Presentation of the Virgin in the temple with the Refectory and the Cellar’s house.
  I also took part in measurements of the wooden church of Elijah the Prophet of the XVII century in the town of Belozersk and did design works of some modern buildings.
  Having begun to work in the Restoration centre, I was pleasantly surprised at the atmosphere of friendly mutual assistance. The center has interest in qualitative manufacture and in professionalism of people working there.
  
  As the artist I participated in several exhibitions:
  -  my personal exhibition, Kishinev (Moldova),1999;
  -  «Two views on Ferapontovo» - my pictures were exhibited together with the works of the artist I.Shchechkina, Moscow, the House of architect, 2000;
  - « Painting of L.Lupushor and aquarelle of I.Shchechkina», Ferapontovo, 2000
  - my personal exhibitions in Ferapontovo and Kirillov, 2008.
  Since 2006 I have been participating in exhibitions held in Ferapontovo each autumn.
  
  I am married. We have four children. My two daughters are studying at higher educational institutions (at the Moscow State University and at the Academy of arts in St. Petersburg).
  
  Sharomazov Michael Nikolaevich biography
  
  I was born in August, 28, 1958 in the settlement of Harlu in the republic of Kareliya. In 1974 I started to work in a school library, and later - to teach drawing at school (the general experience of teaching work is 12 years). I graduated from the Leningrad library college and the Leningrad institute of painting, sculpture and architecture (the faculty of theory and art history).
  After moving from Kareliya to Kishinev in 1986 I started to work in the department of medieval and folk art of the Moldova State art museum. During that period my first publications appeared in periodicals.
  In 1987 I moved to the town of Kirillov, situated in the Vologda region and began to work in the department of Old Russian art of the Kirillo-Belozersky historic-architectural and art memorial estate. Two years later I with my family moved to Ferapontovo. Now I am working there as the head of the exhibition department of the museum of frescos of Dionysius. This museum is a branch of the Kirillov memorial estate.
  I have more than hundred publications. The most important of them are:
  1. Letters of I.I.Brilliantov to A.I.Brilliantov. 1894 - 1929. The  collection of Ferapontovo. Publication ¹IV. Moscow - Ferapontovo, 1997 (together with M.A.Alekseeva).
  2. Comments to the Inventory of structures and property of the Kirillo-Belozersky monastery of 1601 (Petersburg, 1998).
  3. The monastery of Ferapont. History pages. The guidebook to the exposition. Moscow, 2002.
  4. Iconostasis of the cathedral of Nativity of the Virgin in the Ferapontov monastery. Dionysius - «the great painter». Devoted to the 500 anniversary of the frescoes of Dionysius in the cathedral of Nativity of the Virgin in the Ferapontov monastery. The catalogue of the exhibition in the State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscow, 2002.
  5. Library of the Ferapontov Monastery . Printed books of the XVI - beginning of the XIX centuries. The collection of Ferapontovo. Publication ¹IV. Moscow, 2002.
  6. The catalogue of the national ceramics of Kirillov district, Vologda region. The second edition. Moscow, 2002 (together with M.A.Alekseeva).
  7. Old-printed Cyrillic books in the museum of frescos of Dionysius. 1538 - 1918. The catalogue-guidebook. Moscow - Ferapontovo, 2002 (together with G.I.Vzdornov).
  8. Icons of the church of Transfiguration of the Kirillo-Belozersky  monastery. The collection of Ferapontovo. Publication ¹VI, Moscow, 2006.
  9. "Ours" or "the rest"? (About the time of creation of the inventory of the Iosifo-Volokolamsky monastery published by V.T.Georgievski). From the Middle Ages to the new time. Moscow, 2006.
  I was always interested in the history of architecture, therefore I agreed to read lectures of “the Bases of architecture” and “the History of Russian wooden architecture” in the Restoration centre in 2006  .
  In 2007 I was nominated for a State prize as the candidate from Vologda region.
  I am married. We have four children. My two daughters are studying at higher educational institutions (at the Moscow State University and at the Academy of arts in St. Petersburg).
  
  Graduates: on a way to craft
  The first students began to study in the restoration center in 2003. And the first graduates were in the spring of 2004. Our first graduates are on photo ¹1 (from left to right): Korotyshev Victor, Ivanov Sergey, Zimichev Alexander, Loginov Michael, Polichev Oleg, Aleksandrov Michael, Korin Konstantin, Druzhinin Victor, Molchanov Alexander.
  The job of restorer of buildings a new group of graduates received in 2005. On photo ¹2 are graduates, teachers and visitors (from left to right): Gusarin J.V. (the manager of training unit), Tsvetkov A.V. (the teacher of English language), Okunev A.A. (the manager of manufacture), Usov S.V. (the head of the town), Sukharev Sergey, Abramov I.L. (the director of the professional school ¹59), Prodan Ruslan., Popov À.V. (the director of “the RC-AMT”), Kotko Vassily, Ivanova G. O (the director of the Kirillo-Belozersk memorial estate), Golubev Vitaly, Chekushin Jury, Korotin Eugene, Malgin Sergey.
  In 2006 new experts-restorers left the restoration center. Graduates, teachers and visitors are on photo ¹3 (from left to right): Popov À.Â., Malgin Sergey, Gusarin J.V., Nikitin Alexander, Sakov Dmitry, Shachin V.P. (the deputy head of administration of the district), Ivanova G.O, Usov S.V., Levin Victor, Kruglov Victor.
  The next years they studied in the center: Lobashev Fyodor, Andreev Anton, Zamaraev Michael, Yekimov Alexander and Sokolov Dmitry. In total since 2004 the trade of restorer was received by 26 persons. The most responsible graduates remained working in our centre.
  In October, 1, 2008 in the training unit of the restoration centre the new academic year began. A vocational training the new students will pass within a year: Keinashvili Shakro, Aleksandrov Alexey., Kuznetsov Artyom., Chumin Artyom.