Open AccessDr. V. A. Varsanofieva writings on the protection of the environment
Author(s) -
Olga Vaļkova
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/350/1/012018
Subject(s) - geologist , natural (archaeology) , soviet union , environmental ethics , law , political science , history , philosophy , archaeology , politics
The paper presents data on the ideas and efforts of well known soviet geologist and mineralogist, historian and popularizer of science Dr. Vera Varsanofieva (1889–1976) in such area as environment protection. Despite the small number of published works about this topic she was a prominent figure in nature preservation struggle in the Soviet Union. Her efforts were mostly focused on the protection of nature preserves from destructions caused by desire of unrestricted economic use. She was convinced that integrated natural reserves should be created to protect both living and inorganic nature because they were closely intertwined and that such reserves were the best places for the nature exploration.