Alexey Postnikov

His work Mapping of Russian America: A History of Russian–American Contacts in Cartography is the most representative examples of this. Besides that fundamental monograph, the article Learning from Each Other – a History of Russian-native contacts in late Eighteenth - early Nineteenth Century Exploration and Mapping of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands in the International Hydrographic Review may be mentioned in this connection, whiсh deals with Native Americans' geographical data's use by Russian in Alaska and Aleutian Island. In addition to their value as fundamental research on the development of cosmographical and geographical ideas and methods in different periods of the human history, Prof. Postnikov's studies in the History of Science, are important research tools for historical geographers who deal with detailed studies of territorial aspects of changes in nature and society.

Alexey Postnikov studied at Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography. Aleksey Karimov and Aybulat Psyanchin are recorded as having studied under Alexey Postnikov. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is geography, history of cartography and cartography. Employment is recorded with S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Natural Science and Technology. Distinctions recorded are N. Przhevalsky Medal, Honoured Science Worker of the Russian Federation, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" and P.

• Name — Alexey V. Postnikov • Born — 28 March 1939 • Birthplace — Moscow • Occupation — Geographer

Born in Moscow in 1939 in the family of a diplomat (father Vladimir M. Konstantinov) and a military doctor (mother Maria A. Postnikova). Alexey Postnikov was graduated with a degree in geodesy from Moscow Institute of Engineers of Geodesy (the faculty of Air Surveying and Cartography) in 1965. From 1965 Alexey Postnikov was a research fellow aboard of the exploring ship "Bataysk", in 1967 he obtained the post of editor and author of historical Maps for the Soviet Atlas of World History and Atlas of the History of the USSR. From 1974 till 1977 he was a member of chief administration of geodesy and cartography of the Soviet of Ministers of the USSR. His academic career in the Soviet Academy of Sciences was in 1972 when Alexei Postnikov was employed in the Institute of Russian History as a junior researcher. In 1980 Postnikov began his work in the Institute for the History of Science and Technology named after S.I. Vavilov, first as a researcher and finally as director. Nowadays Prof. Postnikov is working as a chief researcher at the Institute for the History of Science and Technology named after S.I. Vavilov Russian Academy of Sciences, a director of Imago Mundi International Journal on the History of Cartography, the expert at Harley Fellowships, co-editor of the collective monography The History of Cartography, ex-director of Roerich's fund.

Alexey Postnikov is recorded as having received N. Przhevalsky Medal, Honoured Science Worker of the Russian Federation and Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow".