Music of Geography: Echo of the époque (Review of Books Written by A.V. Drozdov)
https://doi.org/10.31857/S2587-55662019137-138
Abstract
A brief review of two books written by the leading researcher of the Institute of geography, A.V. Drozdov “Offertorium”, M., Association of scientific publications KMK, 2016 and “Magnificat”, M., Association of scientific publications KMK, 2018, representing a series of essays about University teachers and colleagues of the author. The essays are based on the author's personal memories and are dictated by the desire to pay tribute to his teachers and to preserve the living memory of these extraordinary people. The author also reflects on the serious changes in the life of the Russian Academy of Sciences in recent years and on the links between science and culture.
About the Author
T. A. Galkina
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
- Two books by A.V. Drozdov (researcher at the Institute of Geography, RAS) are edited: Offertorium (2016) and Magnificat (2018).
- The Offertorium includes the author’s memories of his University teachers and colleagues.
- In the Magnificat the author also reflects on the serious changes in the life of the Russian Academy of Sciences in recent years and the relationship between science and culture.
- Both books were published in a strict and elegant style.
Review
For citations:
Galkina T.A. Music of Geography: Echo of the époque (Review of Books Written by A.V. Drozdov). Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Geograficheskaya. 2019;(4):137-138. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31857/S2587-55662019137-138
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