Background
Alexander Yurievich Klokov was born on March 27, 1953 in Lipetsk, Russian Federation.
archaeologist regional ethnographer
Alexander Yurievich Klokov was born on March 27, 1953 in Lipetsk, Russian Federation.
Alexander Yurievich graduated from Lipetsk Metallurgical College (1972), the history department of Lipetsk State Pedagogical Institute (1983).
Alexander Yurievich was a researcher, head of the department of Lipetsk Regional Local Lore Museum (1978-1995). He is a founder of Museum of History of Metallurgy "Mir metalla" (1991) and organizer of archaeological excavations on the Upper Don.
He is a chief specialist of State Archive of Lipetsk Region (since 2000); at the same time researcher at Lipetsk Institute for the Development of Education (since 2005). He is a member of the Public Chamber of Lipetsk Region (since 2005).
Alexander authored "Hrestomatii po istorii Lipetskogo kraya" (Lipetsk, 2004). He is the author of a number of works on regional studies, including "Drevnee poselenie "Lipeckoe Ozero"" (Lipetsk, 2000; with с A.T. Sinjuk).
He is a founder and chairman of Lipetsk Society of Local Lore (since 1989), editor of his "Zapiski" (Lipetsk, 1995-2007; editions 1-6). He worked on "Lipetskaya entsiklopediya" (1999-2001; vol. 1-3). He guided conservation and restoration works of historical and cultural monuments, including Drevne-Uspenskaya Church (Lipetsk).
Alexander Yurievich is one of the authors of books on the history of temples of Lipetsk and Yelets eparchy (Lipetsk, 2006-2007). He supports creative connections with Voronezh Regional Local Lore community.
