The Arctic – Natural Conditions and Cultural Adaptations at the End of the Pleistocene – Holocene (All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference)

On March, 2024, the All-Russian Scientific and Practical conference «The Arctic – natural conditions and cultural adaptations at the end of the Pleistocene – Holocene» was held in Magadan. The geography of the participants is represented by the cities of Russia: Magadan, St. Petersburg, Salekhard, Vladivostok, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Yakutsk, Blagoveshchensk, Novosibirsk, etc. Scientific discoveries in the field of archaeology, ethnography, geology, genetics, as well as the peculiarities of the influence of the natural environment and its changes on historical processes in the Arctic, the relationship between the Russian and aboriginal population, the development of tourism in the northern region, etc. were discussed. The conference was organized by the scientific department of the Northeastern State University with the participation of the Government of the Magadan Region, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, the Educational Creative Association of Culture (Magadan), the Magadan Regional branch of the Russian Geographical Society. The scientific part of the conference was organized around 3 thematic sections: "Historical and cultural heritage of the Arctic, Siberia and the Far East", "Scientific research of the Arctic, indigenous peoples of the Arctic and the problem of their sustainable development, tourism in the Arctic", "Science in the research of the young people". The conference demonstrated the commonality of approaches aimed at strengthening cooperation between Russian scientists in the field of studying historical and cultural heritage, preserving the natural environment and traditions of the indigenous peoples of the Arctic. The results of the research presented at the conference are of great scientific and practical importance for the development of strategies for the development of the region’s resources.