Festival Organizers

The International Museum and University Festival "To the Museum Today, to Science Tomorrow!"

is being implemented with the support and personal participation of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

Alexandra Vasilyevna Ochirova.


V.V. Dokuchaev Central Museum of Soil Science branch of the V.V. Dokuchaev Federal Research Center Soil Science

Institute Branch of the V.V. Dokuchaev Federal Research Center Soil Science Institute.

The founder and main organizer of the Festival. One of the oldest natural science museums in the world,

it combines scientific research, educational activities, and the popularization of achievements in soil science and ecology.


International Union of Non-Governmental Organizations

"World Peoples' Assembly"

Supports projects aimed at developing science, education, culture, tourism, and sports. It cooperates with more than 120 countries under cooperation agreements.


Eurasian Peoples' Institute

The Institute's activities are aimed at promoting national strategies and practices in sustainable development and supporting international research

and exchanges in science, culture, tourism, and sports.


Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation

The federal executive body that determines state policy and strategic directions for the development of science and higher education in Russia. The Ministry's support underscores the Festival's importance for shaping the country's scientific worldview and developing its human resources.

Committee for Science and Higher Education of the Administrative City of St. Petersburg

The city's executive body coordinates the activities of universities and scientific organizations in the region. The Committee's participation facilitates the integration of the Festival's events into the educational and scientific agenda of St. Petersburg.

Legislative Assembly of the City of St. Petersburg

The highest representative body of state power in the city.

The Festival's support at the parliamentary level confirms its social, cultural, and educational significance.

Saint Petersburg State University

One of Russia's leading classical universities with a centuries-old history, Saint Petersburg State University's participation enhances the scientific component of the Festival and ensures the inclusion of leading scholars and students in the program of events.

Saint Petersburg State University of Economics

A major educational and research center in the fields of economics, management, and social sciences. The university's contribution contributes to the development of the Festival's humanitarian and socioeconomic agenda.

Museum Communications Agency

A professional organization providing communications

and organizational support for museum and scientific projects. It serves as the communications and informational support agency for Festival participants.

Festival Program Committee
  • Sukhacheva Elena
    Yurievna

    Director of the V.V. Dokuchaev Central Museum of Soil Science, Doctor of Geographical Sciences, Professor at the Department

    of Soil Science and Soil Ecology,

    St. Petersburg State University.

  • Ochirova Alexandra Vasilievna

    UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Scientific Director of the Institute of Eurasian Peoples.

  • Avgusmanova Tatyana Valerievna

    Head of the Sustainable Development Directorate of the Assembly of Peoples of the World, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, and member of the Public Council of the CIS Base Organization for Environmental Education.

  • Gurzhiy Vladislav Vladimirovich

    Chair of the Scientific Commission of the Institute of Earth Sciences at St. Petersburg State University, Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor in the Department of Crystallography at St. Petersburg State University.

  • Gorbashko Elena
    Anatolyevna

    Vice-Rector for Research; Head of the Department of Project Management and Quality Management, St. Petersburg State University of Economics

  • Savinov Vladimir
    Alexandrovich

    Head of the Department for Youth Affairs, St. Petersburg State University

  • Zyukina Svetlana
    Leonidovna

    Director of the Museum Communications Agency; Senior Lecturer, Department of Hotel and Restaurant Business, Faculty of Service, Tourism, and Hospitality, UNECON

    (St. Petersburg State University of Economics)

Festival Organizing Committee
  • Anastasia Anatolyevna
    Burmistrova

    Senior Researcher at the V.V. Dokuchaev Central Museum of Soil Science

  • Ekaterina Vladimirovna
    Pyatina
    Scientific Secretary of the V.V. Dokuchaev Central Museum of Soil Science, Candidate of Biological Sciences.
  • Rusakova Elena
    Anatolyevna
    Chief Curator of the V.V. Dokuchaev Central Museum of Soil Science
  • Kuzmina Anastasia
    Alekseevna
    Research Fellow at the V. V. Dokuchaev Central Museum of Soil Science