Alexander Khoroshev is Professor of the Faculty of Geography, Department of Physical Geography and Landscape Science in Lomonosov Moscow State University. His research and teaching acrivity is focused on landscape structure and functioning, landscape geochemistry, landscape planning, environmental impact assessment and projecting ecological networks. He is head of Russian Chapter of International Association for Landscape Ecology. Kirill Dyakonov is Professor of the Faculty of Geography, Head of Department of Physical Geography and Landscape Science in Lomonosov Moscow State University, Member of Russian Academy of Sciences, Member of Presidium of Russian Feographia Society. He performs research in theory of physical geography, landscape dynamics and evolution, landscape geophysics, dendrochronology, ecological examination and environmental impact assessment.