Born in 1963.

In 1988 graduated from Mechnikov I.I. Odessa State University, Faculty of History.

From 1989 to 1993 - postuniversity studies for doctoral degree at the Ancient Culture Department, History of Material Culture Institute (St. Petersburg). In 1993 upheld Ph. D. Thesis.

From 1979 to 1981 - laboratory assistant at the Archaeology of North Western Black Sea coast regions Department, Institute of Archaeology of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences. Since 1984 – research associate in the Archaeological Museum (Odessa).

Participant of researches on archaeological sites of different ages and cultures. The most famous are: Niconia, Tyra, Altyn-Depe. Conducted research works in acient city of Niconia. Head of «Orlovka: dialogue of epochs and cultures» Project.

Scientific interests: archaeology and Ancient History of Early Iron Age (Scythian-Thracian studies and problems of Ancient History), palaeo-ecologic and palaeo-economic reconstructions (Late Bronze and early Iron Ages).

Author of more than 70 scientific works, including two monographies.

He is going to uphold a doctoral thesis on Cultural genesis in Carpathian-Pontic region in the 1st half of I Millennium B.C.

In the High Anthropological School gives lectures on the History of Civilizations (History of Ancient Greece and Rome); responsible editor and permanent member of the editorial board of the International Journal "Stratum plus" (i.e. third issue devoted to Ancient period and early Iron Age).

E-mail: bruyako@farlep.net