Viktor Sadovnichiy
Viktor Antonovich Sadovnichiy (Russian: Виктор Антонович Садовничий; born 3 April 1939) is a Russian mathematician, winner of the 1989 USSR State Prize, and since 1992 the rector of Moscow State University.[1] One of the main opinion leaders in Russia, Sadovnichiy has significant political and social influence.[2]
Viktor Sadovnichiy | |
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| Виктор Антонович Садовничий | |
2019 | |
| Born | 3 April 1939 |
| Nationality | Soviet Union, Russian |
| Citizenship | Soviet Union, then Russian Federation |
| Alma mater | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics |
| Known for | Rector of Moscow State University |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Rector of Moscow State University Professor, Academic of Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Sciences in Physical and Mathematical Sciences |
Biography
Sadovnichiy was born in the village Krasnopavlovka in Kharkiv Oblast, now in Ukraine. He graduated from the Department of Mechanics and Mathematics of Moscow State University and defended his doctoral thesis in 1974. In 1975 he became Professor, since 1982 until the present day he is the head of the Mathematical Analysis chair of the department. He held different offices in the administration of the University until he was elected the rector in 1992. In 1996, 2001 and 2005 Sadovnichiy was reelected without any other candidates.[citation needed]
On numerous occasions Viktor Sadovnichiy was accused of being one of the organizers of the infamous antisemitic admission policies of the Department of Mechanics and Mathematics during the 1970s and the 1980s.[3]
Sadovnichiy has been a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1994, Doctor Emeritus of universities throughout the world, as well as the author of some 150 works. In 1989 he was awarded with the USSR State Prize. He is also a Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences.[4]
In 2022, he was the lead signature on the Address of the Russian Union of Rectors, which called to support Putin in his invasion of Ukraine.[5][6]
World financial economic crisis
In their co-authored article “On the Possibilities to Forecast the Current Crisis and its Second Wave” (with Askar Akaev and Andrey Korotayev) in the Russian academic journal “Ekonomicheskaya politika” (December 2010. Issue 6. Pages 39–46 Клиодинамика - математические методы в истории) the three authors published «a forecast of the second wave of the crisis, which suggested that it may start in July — August, 2011».[7]
Honours and awards
- Order of Merit for the Fatherland;
- 1st class (April 16, 2019) for his outstanding contribution to the development of national education and many years of research and teaching activities[8]
- 2nd class (25 January 2005) for outstanding contribution to the development of education and many years of scientific and teaching activities
- 3rd class (2 April 1999) for services to science, the talent and years of diligent work
- 4th class (31 March 2009) for the great achievements in science, education and training of qualified specialists
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour, twice
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
- Medal "For Valiant Labour. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of VI Lenin"
- Order of Francisc Skorina (Belarus)
- Order "Dostyk" (Kazakhstan, 1998)
- Order of Merit (Ukraine);
- 1st class (26 March 2009) for his outstanding personal contribution to strengthening Russian-Ukrainian cooperation in education and science, and many years of fruitful scientific and social activity
- 2nd class (6 December 2002) for personal contribution into development of Ukrainian-Russian cooperation, active participation in providing for the Year of Ukraine in the Russian Federation
- 3rd class (30 March 1999) a significant personal contribution to the development of economic and scientific-technical cooperation between Ukraine and the Russian Federation
- Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)
- Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class (Japan, 2008) - for his contribution to scientific and technical cooperation and deepening understanding between the two countries
- Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, 2nd class (Russian Orthodox Church)
- USSR State Prize (1989)
- State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology (2002)
- Honorary Member of Russian Academy of Arts[citation needed]
Controversies
As Vice-Rector (1982-1984) and First Vice-Rector (1984-1992) of Moscow State University, he directed the Admission Committee of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics and pursued a policy of preventing Jews from being admitted to the Mechanics and Mathematics Faculty. As a pro-rector he personally signed refusals in appeals.[9] He has also been accused of discrimination against Jews while he served as a professor.[10]
Public work
In the october of 2014 the Moscow State University, the Russian Post and "The teacher's newspaper" orginzed a contest essays among one hundred thousand of Russian high schol student on the topic "The person I trust". A few best essays, all of them written about the Russian president Vladimir Putin, were personally presented by Sadovnichiy to president Putin in October 2014 [11][12]
Political activity
On April 3, 2022 Sadovnichiy initiated[13][14][15] a letter[16][17] of the rectors of Russian universities supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The document, signed by Sadovnichy and co-signed by 304 other rectors of Russian universities, calls, among other things, for the "demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine", for "support [to be given to] the [Russian] army and the president". The letter says that "supporting the patriotism is a duty of the [Russian] universities", and that the "[Russian] universities were always [among the] supporting piers of the [Russian] state".
References
- ^ "Victor Antonovich SADOVNICHY".
- ^ Experts announced the most influential politicians and businessmen of Russia RBC
- ^ "The Mathematical Intelligencer, 16, No. 4, 6 (1994)" (PDF).
- ^ VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 2010-02-25 at the Wayback Machine Russian Academy of Sciences. Accessed January 23, 2010
- ^ Original text of the Address of the Russian Union of Rectors
English translation of the Address
Naujokaitytė, Goda (2022-03-10). "Russian rectors' support for Putin prompts UK universities to cut links". Science. Business.
Lem, Pola (2022-03-07). "Russian rectors' union echoes Kremlin propaganda on Ukraine". The World University Rankings.
O’Malley, Brendan (2022-03-06). "Russian Union of Rectors backs Putin's action in Ukraine". University World News. - ^ "MILTA: Russian Colleges are calling for war. Will Yale react?". Yale Daily News. March 15, 2022.
- ^ Askar Akaev, Viktor Sadovnichiy, and Andrey Korotayev. On the Possibilities to Forecast the Current Crisis and its Second Wave. “Ekonomicheskaya politika”. December 2010. Issue 6. Pages 39-46.; see also Askar Akaev, Viktor Sadovnichiy, and Andrey Korotayev. Huge rise in gold and oil prices as a precursor of a global financial and economic crisis. Doklady Mathematics. 2011. Volume 83, Number 2, 243-246; * On the dynamics of the world demographic transition and financial-economic crises forecasts // The European Physical Journal 205, 355-373 (2012) (with Askar Akaev and Andrey Korotayev).
- ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 16 апреля 2019 года № 174 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»
- ^ Szpiro, George G. (November 2007). "Bella Abramovna Subbotovskaya and the "Jewish People's University"" (PDF). Notices of the American Mathematical Society. 54: 1326.
- ^ Kanevsky, V. "INTELLECTUAL GENOCIDE Examinations for Jews: Moscow State University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute" (PDF).
- ^ . kremlin.ru. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019.
- ^ . November 20, 2021. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Российский Союз ректоров принял обращение в поддержку спецоперации на Украине".
- ^ "Обращение Российского Союза ректоров". 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Российский Союз ректоров выступил за "демилитаризацию" и "денацификацию" Украины". 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Обращение Российского Союза ректоров".
- ^ . www.rsr-online.ru. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- Member info: Sadovnichy, Viktor Antonovich(in Russian), Russian Academy of Sciences. Accessed January 23, 2010
- Viktor Antonovich SADOVNICHY - Rector of Lomonosov Moscow State University. Moscow State University. Accessed January 23, 2010
External links
- Media related to Viktor Sadovnichiy at Wikimedia Commons