In Moscow, Russia handed over the main prize in the field of science popularization – TASS

MOSCOW, February 8th. / TASS /. On the Day of Russian Science at the Moscow International House of Music were awarded “For loyalty to science” award, which is marked by the best domestic popularizers. However, the applicants and award winners are true not only science, but also the country. Why do scientists choose to stay in Russia, figured TASS

Romance underwater kingdom

Prize Winner in the category “best works of science.” – Marine biologist, photographer and head of the diving service of the White Sea Biological State University Station Alexander Semenov confident that many opportunities to work in his field in other countries simply do not have.

“first of all, I love this country. I believe that there is great freedom of opportunities, far more than in any . country I travel a lot, but to be a place to live and work for me personally not interested “, – said the correspondent. . TASS Semenov

Currently, a marine biologist working on the project “Akvatilis” – a Russian underwater expedition, during which a film about the underwater world of the cold seas will be created. Apart from this seed is widely known as one of the top underwater photographers.

“And it turns out I’m interested to make the Russian high-level product.. If I dive and shoot the last 9 years, over the past 5 years it started to turn on world level and now the Russian photography in demand all over the world, everyone knows that there is a Russian photographer Alexander Semenov, BBC editors, National Geographic come to me for help I believe that this is what we should strive in our country -.. create conditions we have here, “-. said Semenov

The scientist notes that young people are active in science. “There is a pessimistic guys who, most likely, and so does not work, wherever they go. Because they have a view of life which is not like that. And there are people who have optimistic enough and strong enough to break . through the obstacles, which, of course, there is I do not idealize the current state of affairs, but it is possible to achieve all that you want “, – said Semyonov

Popularization not tolerate hustle

<. p> One of the most famous Russian popularizers of science, author of many popular science articles, the owner of a special prize “For the faithful to science,” who made a particularly significant contribution to the promotion of business, astrophysicist, doctor of physical and mathematical sciences, senior researcher at the State astronomical Institute them. Sternberg (Moscow State University) Sergei Popov confident that combining the popularization of scientific research and pure science in another country it would be virtually impossible

“On the one hand, the international science, big world -. It is a very competitive Wednesday, there is, however, very hard on the other hand, promotion -. it is such a piece, which, if I was seriously engaged in science somewhere, would not have had more time “, – he told Tass Popov

<. h2> National traditions popularization

The famous mathematician, a finalist award, the candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, head of the propaganda and popularization of mathematics laboratory at the Mathematical Institute. VA Academy of Sciences Nikolay Andreev sure tradition promotion of domestic science remains a need.

“The promotion, in contrast to the science itself, nationally. And those traditions which are in Russia to popularize mathematics, very interesting, very deep and strictly speaking, the preservation of these traditions, their transfer to the new format – this is our task, it is better to deal with here, “- said Andreev TASS correspondent

in addition, for the popularization of science is very important to communicate with both. foreign colleagues and senior colleagues, which at the Mathematical Institute. VA Steklov has all the features

“That communication, which get in the Steklov Mathematical Institute, it is very important, in particular to promote, because the main task – to. Drag something new from the science popularization And. general anywhere could not be better in mathematics Steklov Institute of no worse than other places and communicate with senior colleagues gives a lot “, -.. Andreev said

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