▁became ▁a ▁Senior ▁Scient ific ▁Research er ▁at ▁the ▁Pale ont ological ▁Institute , ▁USS R ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Le ad ▁Scient ific ▁Research er . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Fed on kin ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁labor atory ▁of ▁P rec amb rian ▁pale obi ology ▁at ▁the ▁Pale ont ological ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁Over ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁has ▁completed ▁field ▁work ▁in ▁Australia , ▁Canada , ▁Norway , ▁Poland , ▁Russia , ▁Spain ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁awarded ▁the ▁Charles ▁D ool ittle ▁Wal c ott ▁Medal ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁awarded ▁the ▁Peter ▁The ▁Great ▁Medal ▁for ▁the ▁mer its ▁in ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁science ▁and ▁econom ics ▁in ▁Russia ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ▁on ▁Nature ▁and ▁Society . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁ ▁Books ▁▁▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁White ▁Sea ▁Bi ota ▁of ▁the ▁V end ian ▁( P rec amb rian ▁non - ske let al ▁fa una ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Platform ▁north ). ▁Trans actions ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁Institute , ▁vol . ▁ 3 4 2 . ▁Moscow , ▁Nau ka , ▁p .   1 - 1 0 0 . ▁( In ▁Russian ). ▁▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Organ ic ▁World ▁of