In 1890, Sergei Nikolaevich Vinogradskii (Winogradsky) proposed a novel life process called chemosynthesis. His discovery that some microbes could live solely on inorganic matter emerged during his physiological research in 1880s in Strassburg and Zurich on sulfur, iron, and nitrogen bacteria. In his nitrification research, Vinogradskii first embraced the idea that microbiology could have great bearing on agricultural problems. His critique of agricultural chemists and Kochian-style bacteriologists brought this message to the broader agricultural community, resulting in an heightened interest (...) in biological, rather than chemical methods to investigate soil processes. From 1891 to 1910, he directed the microbiological laboratory at the Imperial Institute of Experimental Medicine in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he expanded his chemosynthesis research to a broad investigation of the manifold significance of autotrophic organisms in soil processes. This work and that of his students attracted the serious attention of agricultural chemists and soil scientists in Russia and abroad, changing essentially the way they understood and investigated the role of microbes in the soil. His student, Vasilii Omelianskii, effectively integrated Vinogradskii’s approach into Russian and Soviet, and international agricultural microbiology. Vinogradskii’s activities in the late 19th century reflect the changes occurring more broadly in science. At that time, microbiologists such as Louis Pasteur, Eugenius Warming, and Martianus Beijerinck were contributing new laboratory methods and theoretical perspectives to incipient disciplines closely related to agriculture: ecology, soil science, and soil microbiology. (shrink)

In the past few decades world architecture has seen radical changes as the result of industrialization, standardization and mass production. For Soviet architecture this half century of scientific and technical revolution along with the growth of economic potential has been the most fruitful in its history. If we return to the past and try to form a judgment on the urbanism of our day we will no doubt see that what is offered us by new cities, modern residential zones and (...) social amenities corresponds to our dreams of the cities of the future. From the point of view of the past, we have only to look at the zones of Yassenevo, Tropariovo, the Olympic village or the civic centers of Tashkent or Navoi. (shrink)

The author elucidates the ontological basis of elementary mathematical theories and thereby assesses their certainty as a foundation for the more complex theories of modern mathematics, such as mathematical analysis and set theory. He adduces arguments in favor of the position of Frege, who held that geometry can provide a sufficiently broad and certain foundation for mathematics.

t. 1. Problemy vospitanii︠a︡ vsestoronne razvitoĭ lichnosti. Dukhovnyĭ mir shkolʹnika. Metodika vospitanii︠a︡ kollektiva.--t. 2. Formirovanie Kommunisticheskikh ubezhdeniĭ molodogo pokolenii︠a︡. Kak vospitat nastoi︠a︡shchego cheloveka. Sto sovetov uchiteli︠u︡.--t. 3. Serdt︠s︡e otdai︠u︡ deti︠a︡m. Rozhdenie grazhdanina. Pisʹma k synu.--t. 4. Pavlyshskai︠a︡ sredni︠a︡i︠a︡ shkola. Razgovor s molodym direktorom shkoly.--t. 5. Statʹi.

t. 1. Serdt︠s︡e otdai︠u︡ deti︠a︡m. Rozhdenie grazhdanina.--t. 2. Pavlyshskai︠a︡ sredni︠a︡i︠a︡ shkola.

t. 1. Problemy vykhovanni︠a︡ vsebichno rozvynenoï osobystosti. Dukhovnyĭ svit shkoli︠a︡ra. Metodika vykhovanni︠a︡ kolektyvu -- t. 2. Formuvanni︠a︡ komunistychnykh perekonanʹ molodoho pokolinni︠a︡. I︠A︡k vykhovaty spravz︠h︡ni︠u︡ li︠u︡dynu. Sto porad uchytelevi -- t. 3. Sert︠s︡e viddai︠u︡ diti︠a︡m. Narodz︠h︡enni︠a︡ hromadi︠a︡nyna. Lysty do syna -- t. 4. Pavlysʹka seredni︠a︡ shkola. Rozmova z molodym dyrektorom -- t. 5. Statti.

This article is a study of the compatibility of the theory and practice of Marxism-Leninism and Orthodox Christianity. The great importance of this topic is due to its direct connection with the improvement of society and the ongoing controversy on this issue with attempts to integrate communism with Christianity. The work provides a historical and theological analysis based on a critical study of the works of the founders of Marxism-Leninism, their associates, historical and theological works, as well as historical documents (...) on this issue. The article examines the approaches of the teachings of Orthodox Christianity, as well as Marxism-Leninism to atheism, materialism, religion and the Church. For this purpose, the relevant texts of Holy Scripture, the opinions of the Church fathers and the views of the founders and followers of Marxism-Leninism are studied. The novelty of this study is that some documents are considered for the first time in the context of the problem under study. In addition, a more detailed and systematic historical and theological analysis of the comparison of the teachings of Marxism-Leninism and Orthodox Christianity on this topic is carried out in comparison with the available works. The purpose of the work is to study historical and theological works, as well as historical documents related to the problem under study. The article concludes that Marxism-Leninism in this matter is not compatible with Christianity and is directly opposed to it. Since the Second World War in the USSR, relations between the state and the Church have improved from time to time, but the official state course on Marxism-Leninism did not leave the possibility of their reconciliation. Currently, there are attempts to produce a symbiosis of these two teachings. Many Communists have a positive attitude towards the Church, so a dialogue between them is possible and necessary. But as long as the ideology of the Communists remains Marxism-Leninism, antagonistic to Christianity and any religion in general, in their ranks will always remain hostile to religion. Therefore, the synthesis of these teachings is impossible. (shrink)