Yuriy Volnenko, a zoologist and taxidermist of zoological museums of Kyiv

An essay about successful museum worker, taxidermist, and experienced field zoologist. He participated in expeditions to Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, the Amur, the Kuril Islands, and the Danube region, as well as in numerous short trips to the Kyiv region, including hunting practices. He worked at zoological museums of the Kyiv University (1959?–1963) and the Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine (1964–1967), the Institute of Hydrobiology NAS of Ukraine (1969–1977), and the Zoological Museum of the National Medical Institute (1978–2018). As an experienced taxidermist, he specialised in dissecting animals and making skin-mounts for exhibitions, and created a number of dioramas for what is now the National Museum of Natural History.