Nikita Lychakov is a research fellow at the Center of Leadership Development at SKOLKOVO School of Management. He received a PhD in Finance from Queen’s University Belfast. Before joining SKOLKOVO, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. Nikita’s research interests include economic and financial history and crisis management. He has published several articles on the economy and industry of the Russian Empire. He can be reached at nlychakov@skolkovo.ru.