Elena I. Inshakova: The Line of Life and the Line of Fate

The article is dedicated to our colleague, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor of the Department of Economic Theory, Regional Economics and Entrepreneurship of Volgograd State University Elena I. Inshakova, whose labor and scientific activity has been inextricably linked with the university for many years. Little-known facts of the biography are given, which clearly show that everything is not accidental. A gold medal after graduating high school with in-depth study of the English language, and entering the economics department of Rostov State University prove it. It is noted that Elena I. Inshakova defended her first major scientific work, PhD thesis “Denationalization of property in the process of formation of a market economy in the USSR”, in 1991 in the dissertation council of the same university, and a doctoral dissertation “Economic integration in the CIS: methodology, strategy, mechanism” in 2005 in the Dissertation Council of the Volgograd State University, which has become her native. The article reflects the main milestones of the scientific and labor activity of Elena I. Inshakova, shows her significant contribution to the development of domestic economic science and the educational process. At the end, the statements of colleagues and students of Elena I. Inshakova are given, who could not overlook this anniversary.