Krasnoyarsk historian Vasily Vasilyevich Grishaev: scientist, teacher, citizen (For the 90th anniversary of his birth)

Professor V.V. Grishaev has passed the glorious path of a historian, scientist, teacher-mentor and citizen. He is an outstanding personality of national importance. Having chosen the path of a historian, he did a lot in the scientific field: for more than 40 years he led the work of the Department of History of Krasnoyarsk State University, organized the Institute of Humani ties of Siberian Federal University, trained dozens of candidates and doctors of sciences, organized famous historical media, numerous conferences, and the publication of collections of articles and abstracts. His scientific interest was undoubtedly determined by his peasant origin, pain and hope for the fate of the Russian countryside. In 1967 in Moscow, V.V. Grishaev defended his PhD thesis “Building Soviets in the countryside in the first year of the Socialist Revolution”, in 1979 in Novosibirsk - his doctoral thesis “Agricultural communes of Soviet Russia (1917-1929)”, which became one of the first substantive scientific studies of this topic. Vasily Vasilyevich showed an unusually warm relationship with both his colleagues, graduate students, and young teachers. Under his lead ership, 28 candidates of sciences were trained. For example, this article lists dissertations prepared under the supervision of V.V. Grishaev and whose defense took place at the Dissertation Council for Historical Sciences at Irkutsk State University. His st udents continue their fruitful teaching and research work in many higher educational institutions of Eastern Siberia. Many of his former graduate students have defended their doctoral dissertations and head historical and other humanitarian departments. V.V. Grishaev is not with us, but the bright memory of his teacher, scientist, colleague, friend, wise senior remains with us forever.