Nikolai Nikolaevich Filatov is a Corresponding Fellow of the Russian Academy of Sciences, geographer, oceanologist, and hydrologist widely known in Russia as well as abroad.
After graduating from the Faculty of Geography of the Leningrad State University in 1971, Nikolai Filatov worked for 17 years at the Institute of Limnology of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1988, he headed the Water Problems Department of the Karelian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1991-2013, he organized and was the first director of the Northern Water Problems Institute (NWPI) of the Karelian Research Center RAS. Five years later he returned to this position.
Nowadays, Nikolai Nikolaevich Filatov is a Principal Researcher at NWPI KarRC RAS and Advisor to the Director General of the Karelian Research Center RAS.
Nikolai Nikolaevich is one of Russia's leading specialists in integrated studies of inland water bodies and marine coastal zones. In 2021, the scientist was awarded the Gold Medal named after F.P. Litke for his research on the impact of climate change on large lakes and seas of North Eurasia.
The oceanologist's studies have high basic science value and are of practical use. He participated in developing solutions to the problems of preserving the resources of lakes Ladoga and Onego at the stage of designing hydraulic engineering facilities – diversion head works and spillways, in designing the dam - facilities in the Gulf of Finland that protect St. Petersburg from floods. The results of his work have been taken into account when dealing with the problems caused by the sharp decline in the level of Lake Sevan in Armenia and the Caspian Sea. Today, the results of NWPI KarRC RAS studies are essential when determining permissible anthropogenic loads on lakes and the White Sea.
Nikolai Filatov is the author of more than 600 scientific papers. They are based on the data collected through in situ experiments on various lakes, storage reservoirs, seas and the ocean using contact and remote sensing methods, as well as mathematical modeling. The catalogs, reference books, atlases prepared under the scientist's supervision are in demand not only in the scientific community, but also among a wide readership. One such book is the first Atlas of Karelia.
The scientist has always used the latest techniques: he was among the first in Russian geography to use GIS techniques and aerial and satellite remote sensing tools. The researcher is a staunch proponent of innovative approaches, including application of AI theory methods, systems analysis of complex ecological-socio-economic processes.
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April 9, 2025
This April 9 is the anniversary of Nikolai Filatov, Corresponding Fellow of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Geography. We congratulate Nikolai Nikolaevich on his 80th anniversary and wish him vigor, sound health and new achievements in science!
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All-Russian Science-to-Practice Conference “Prospects for Socio-Economic Development of Border Regions” is taking place on May 29-30 at the Institute of Economics KarRC RAS. It is held at the Institute biennially and has become a traditional regional venue for the Moscow Academic Economic Forum to discuss theoretical and practical perspective of the development of border areas. This year's conference, already the ninth in the series, is also dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
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Election Campaign for the Director General of KarRC RAS Officially Begins
The Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education has approved the candidates for the position of Director General of the Karelian Research Centre RAS, previously nominated by KarRC RAS Learned Council. The candidates are the current acting Director General Olga Bakhmet, Deputy Director General Yuri Zaika, and Director of the Forest Research Institute KarRC RAS Alexander Kryshen. At an extraordinary meeting on 26 May, KarRC RAS Learned Council approved the composition of the electoral commission, which will organize the election process.
The Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education has approved the candidates for the position of Director General of the Karelian Research Centre RAS, previously nominated by KarRC RAS Learned Council. The candidates are the current acting Director General Olga Bakhmet, Deputy Director General Yuri Zaika, and Director of the Forest Research Institute KarRC RAS Alexander Kryshen. At an extraordinary meeting on 26 May, KarRC RAS Learned Council approved the composition of the electoral commission, which will organize the election process.