THE ACADEMICIAN FROM THE VOLGA COAST

Ivanov Andrey Leonidovich  -  Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, Laureate of the RF Government Prize in the field of education, Director, Soil Science Institute named by V.V. Dokuchaev, 19017, Moscow, Pyzhevsky lane, 7, building 2, secretary@agro.geonet.ru

Kuznetsova Natalya Vasilievna  -  member of the Union of Journalists of Russia, Creative Union of Artists of Russia, correspondent, closed joint-stock company "Editorial office of the newspaper" Selskaya Zhizn ", Moscow, st. Pravda, 24,

Matveeva Natalia Ivanovna  -  Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Researcher, Caspian Agrarian Federal Scientific Center, 416251, Astrakhan Region, Chernoyarsk District, p. Solenoye Zaymishche, Severny quarter, house 8, matni29@mail.ru

Vorontsova Tatyana Viktorovna  -  Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor, Astrakhan State University, Russian Federation,, 414056, Astrakhan, Tatishchev st., 20a,

Puchkov Mikhail Yurievich  -  Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Head of the Department of Agricultural Technologies, Educational and Experimental Farm, Astrakhan State University named by V.N. Tatischev, Russia, 414000, Astrakhan, pl. Shaumyan, 1, rosecostroi@mail.ru

Agrarian science in Russia has suffered a serious loss. On December 29, 2020, at the age of 74, a famous scientist, politician and public figure, scientific director of the Caspian Research Institute of Arid Agriculture, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vyacheslav Petrovich Zvolinsky suddenly died.

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