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Nina Mikhailovna Chernovna
Nina Mikhailovna Chernova (; May 16, 1935 – August 9, 2010) was a Soviet and Russian scientist, professor, soil zoologist, ecologist, and entomologist. She made significant contributions to the study of soil invertebrates, particularly Collembola (springtails), and played a key role in advancing ecological education in Russia. Biography She was born on May 16, 1935, in the city of Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast, into a teacher's family. She graduated from high school in the city of Korolyov (city) with a silver medal. In 1955, she graduated with honors from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow State Pedagogical Institute named after V. I. Lenin (MSPI). Her first scientific research was her diploma thesis on the morphology and ecology of wireworm (Click beetle). Her scientific advisors were Mercury Ghilarov and Maria Glazovskaya. Her scientific priorities included the reliability of data, the verification of methods, responsibility in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volokolamsk
Volokolamsk () is a town and the administrative center of Volokolamsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Gorodenka River, not far from its confluence with the Lama River, northwest of Moscow. Population: 25,729 (2024 Estimate); History It was first mentioned in the Voskresensk Chronicle under the year 1135. It was built by Novgorodian merchants on a portage (/Volok) on a waterway from Novgorod to Moscow and Ryazan, hence the name "Volokolamsk" (i.e., "Volok on the Lama"). In 1178, the town was burned by Vsevolod the Big Nest, who added it to Vladimir-Suzdal lands. His son Yaroslav II restored it to Novgorod in 1231. After the Mongol invasion of Rus', the town was divided into two parts: one assigned to Novgorod and another one to the Grand Dukes of Vladimir. The Principality of Tver failed to take it in 1273. Ivan Kalita presented his part of the town to the boyar Rodion Nestorovich, who presently wrested the other part from Novgorod. In 1345, Simeon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
