Anton I. Kupalov-Yaropolk
Junior Research Fellow of the Centre of the Russian-African Relations and African States' Foreign Policy
RSCI Author ID: 1227548
SPIN (RSCI ID): 5616-8778
ORCID: 0009-0006-3771-1780
https://inafran.academia.edu/AntonKupalovYaropolk
Contact Info:
30/1 Spiridonovka St., 123001 Moscow, Russia
E-mail: a.i.kupalov.yaropolk@yandex.ru
Personal Info:
Born in Moscow 17 Oct. 2001.
Education:
2019 – 2023 – Russian State University for the Humanities – RSUH (Bachelor degree);
2023 – 2025 – MGIMO University (Master degree);
Since 2025 – Postgraduate student of the Centre of the Russian-African Relations and African States' Foreign Policy (Economics).
Academic Experience:
2024 – 2026 – Junior Research Fellow of the Center for History and Cultural Anthropology;
Since 2026 – Junior Research Fellow of the Centre of the Russian-African Relations and African States' Foreign Policy.
Internship:
2023 – Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies of the Institute for International Studies (MGIMO University).
Research Interest:
• The digital transformation of Africa's economy
• Russian-African economic cooperation
• The Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa
Foreign language proficiency:
English, Portuguese.
Publications:
1. Kupalov-Yaropolk A.I. Dynamics of electoral processes in Mozambique in 2014-2024: at the junction of global influences and local specifics // RUDN Journal of Political Science. 2025. Vol. 27. No. 4. Pp. 896-908. DOI: 10.22363/2313-1438-2025-27-4-896-908
2.Kupalov-Yaropolk A.I. Algorithms of the fourth industrial revolution in Africa: an analysis of risks and prospects (review) // Scientific Notes of the Institute of Africa of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 2025. Vol. 11. No. 3(72). Pp. 205-208. DOI 10.31132/2412-5717-2025-72-3-205-208
3.Kupalov-Yaropolk A.I. Transformation of electoral trends in the Republic of Mozambique in 2014-2024. // Sociology. 2025. No. 3. Pp. 56-60. DOI: 10.24412/1812-9226-2025-3-56-60
4.Kupalov-Yaropolk A.I. Ethnocultural features of the formation of anti-colonial resistance in Guinea-Bissau // Social and Humanitarian Sciences. Russian and foreign literature. Series 9: Oriental and African Studies. 2025. No. 1. Pp. 63-73. DOI: 10.31249/rva/2025.01.04
5. Kupalov-Yaropolk A.I. The People's Democratic Movement of Namibia (PDM): a neocolonial rebranding? / Winter Conference of the North Caucasus Federal District: Issues of Colonialism in International Relations : Collection of articles of the Third International Student Scientific Conference, St. Petersburg, November 30 – 02, 2023. Saint Petersburg: Scythia-Print LLC, 2024. Pp. 147-156.
6. Kupalov–Yaropolk A.I. The indigenous population of French Guiana in the 21st century: the dark realities of globalization // Questions of political science. 2023. Vol. 13. No.8-2 (96-2). Pp. 4267-4276. DOI: 10.35775/PSI.2023.96-2.8-2.020.