Alexey Stepanovich Bashkirov in Yaroslavl
Born in Kazan Province, graduate of the Saint Petersburg University, Doctor of History, Professor A.S. Bashkirov (1885–1963) is well-known as a culturologist, ethnographer and art historian. In addition, he made a major contribution to the study of antiquity (analysis of antiseismic designs in ancient architecture) and archaeology (participation in excavations in Olbia, Chersonesus, Patraeus and other sites). During his long creative activity he became a prominent figure in the university communities of Moscow, Samara, Saratov, Tver and Yaroslavl. The author of this arti-cle uses archive materials to specify some facts of scientific and pedagogic activity of A.S. Bash-kirov during his stay in the Upper Volga region (1945–1962).