Igor V. Naumov is head of the History Department in Irkutsk State Technical University in Siberia. Born in Irkutsk, he specializes in Siberian history and Russian military history, and is the author of over 40 publications.
David N. Collins was formerly head of the Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies, and Director of the Centre for Canadian Studies at the University of Leeds. He has published widely on Siberian and Canadian history.