Music of geography: echo of the époque (review of books written by A.V. Drozdov)

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.