Sveshnikov Vladimir

1925-1999
Born in g. Moscow in the family of the artist. In 1941, Mr.. enrolled at MSU, which finished only in 1948. due to the fact that in 1942 went to the front. He participated in battles on the Karelian Isthmus and in the south of Ukraine. In 1945, Mr.. the territory of Hungary in the battle against the elite SS divisions in the. A. Sveshnikov was seriously wounded, during the year was bedridden, and only returned to MSU in 1946. For feats at the fronts of the Great Patriotic War in. A. Sveshnikov was awarded 17 combat awards and medals.

The first steps in the scientific work done under the guidance of Professor L. A. Zenkevich and leningrads-cal zoologists P. V. Ushakov and A. V. Ivanova. After graduation he worked at the department of zoology and comparative anatomy of invertebrates MSU, way up from assistant to professor. Since 1975. before his death in. A. Sveshnikov headed a laboratory at the Institute of Animal Evolutionary Morphology of A. N. Severtsova (now the Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS).

In. A. Sveshnikov known for his studies of morphology, biology and larval development of marine worms, works on ecological morphology and life cycles of marine invertebrates. For many years in. A. Sveshnikov read in MSU courses invertebrate zoology, embryology, invertebrate, led a large workshop, taught students the basics of biological pattern and histology of invertebrates. More than 20 years in. A. Sveshnikov served at the Higher Attestation Commission. Many hundreds of zoologists qualified in science through the careful and always supportive attitudes in. A. Sveshnikov.

In. A. Sveshnikov was an unusually handsome man, both appearance and in their mental qualities. The quest for beauty was central to his life. He spoke beautifully, had a remarkably beautiful handwriting, a perfect master of the technique of painting, delicate orchids grew at home, beautifully made friends with men and elegant courting women. Images of animals in his research papers - original works of art. After going through the horrors of war, the death of close friends, many times to meet face to face with death, in. A. Sveshnikov remained a man of very thin and vulnerable soul. Until the end of his life deeply wounded rudeness, boorishness, human ingratitude, he could not tolerate insolence and arrogance. For many students and colleagues, he remained an example of training, genuine intelligence, spiritual grace.