Konstantin V. Stvolygin Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor Biography Publications

Biography

Born in Kalinin (Tver). Graduated from the Kalinin Suvorov Military School. From 1974 to 1994, he served in the Armed Forces as a cadet at the Omsk Higher Combined Arms Command School, then in various officer positions. In 1990, he graduated with honors from the pedagogical faculty of the Military-Political Academy (Moscow) with a degree in “Military Pedagogical, Social Sciences” and was sent to the Minsk VVPOU, where he served in the positions of teacher, senior lecturer of the department. He taught a number of scientific disciplines, including social psychology and management psychology.

In 1992, taking into account the topic and results of the dissertation research, as an expert he was a member of the working group created in accordance with the resolution of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus to prepare draft laws of the Republic of Belarus on military issues.

In 1991 he entered and in 1995 completed his postgraduate studies at the Belarusian State University without interrupting his work.
After leaving the Armed Forces, from 1996 to 2001 he worked as a senior lecturer at the Department of Psychology and Pedagogy at the Republican Institute of Higher Education of the BSU. He taught the following disciplines: “History of Psychology”, “General Psychology”, “Psychology of Management”, “Information and Computer Technologies in Psychology”.

From 2001 to 2004 he worked at the Institute of Modern Knowledge as a professor in the department of social and humanities. He taught the following disciplines: “General Psychology”, “Social Psychology”, “Psychology of Management”, “Methodology and Research Methods in Social Work”.

From 2004 to 2014, he worked at the Branch of the Russian State Social University in Minsk as an assistant professor in the department of psychology and conflictology. Taught the following disciplines: “History of Psychology”, “General Psychology”, “Organization of Social-Psychological Research”, “Content and Methodology of Psychosocial Work in the System of Social Work”, “Psychology of Religion”, “Scientific Schools and Theories in Modern Psychology”, “Economic psychology”, “History of conflictology”.

From 2014 to 2018, he worked at the State Institute of Management and Social Technologies of the Belarusian State University as an assistant professor in the department of social work and rehabilitation science. Taught the following disciplines: “Psychological foundations of social work”, “Theoretical foundations of social work”, “Economic and managerial foundations of social work”, “Business communication and communications”, “Psychology of aggression and violence”, “Penitentiary and post-penitentiary rehabilitation”, “Fundamentals of psychology” and pedagogy."

Since 2018 - Associate Professor of the Department of Social Work and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the Belarusian State University.

In 1997 he defended his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Historical Sciences.

In 2003, he was awarded the academic title of associate professor in the specialty “Psychology”.

From 1996 to 1998, he underwent retraining at the Institute of Higher Education of the BSU in the specialty “Practical Psychology” with the qualification “Practical Psychologist in Educational Institutions”. On March 12, 2003, by resolution of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Belarus, he was awarded the academic title of associate professor in the specialty “Psychology”.

In 2013, he underwent retraining at the Russian State Social University under the Social Sphere Manager program.

In October 2021, he completed advanced training courses at the Republican Institute of Higher School of BSU in the program “Statistical analysis and data processing on a computer.”

Area of scientific interests: problems of refusal of military service due to the convictions of conscripts and alternative civil service; psychological features of the professional development of military personnel. Candidate's dissertation on the topic “The policy of exempting citizens from military service for religious reasons in the Soviet state (1918-1939).” 87 scientific works have been published on this issue, including 3 monographs and 25 works in scientific publications included in the list of scientific publications of the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine for publication of the results of dissertation research, approved by the Higher Attestation Commission; management of the research topic (GR No. 20212073) “Scientific development of the history and modernity of the release of citizens from military service due to convictions, alternative service in the context of ensuring socio-humanitarian security and defense capability of the state” (task “Military history of Belarus as a factor in ensuring the humanitarian security of the Belarusian state.” GPNI 12 “Society and humanitarian security of the Belarusian state.” Subprogram 12.1 “History”).

During his teaching career, more than 140 scientific and educational works have been published, including 3 monographs, 20 educational and teaching aids, including a textbook certified by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus.