Department of Ethnology . ... The main fields of research and specialization for students of the department are as follows: . ... Physical Anthropology . ... Ethnography of the Peoples of Russia and Neighboring Countries (Ethnography of the Peoples of the Former USSR, Peoples of the Urals and Volga Region, Central Asia, Eastern Slavs, Siberia, South-East Baltic Region, the Caucasus) . ... Students of the Department of Ethnology are obliged to participate in field expeditions. ...