Professional holidays of geographers. Putin proposed to celebrate the day of the geographer

“Scientists-geographers, researchers, travelers at all times have made a huge contribution to strengthening humanitarian ties,” the head of state noted. “Their services to their native country, to the Motherland are invaluable.”

But they still do not have their own professional holiday. "It could be corrected," Vladimir Putin decided and proposed adding the Geographer's Day to the calendar of significant dates, as well as establishing the honorary title "Honored Geographer of the Russian Federation." "This will emphasize the importance of the profession, raise the status of representatives of geographical science and, most importantly, will help popularize geography itself, involve even more people in the study of their native country, its nature, history," he explained.

The President thanked the trustees of the Russian Geographical Society for their great support of programs, research and expeditions. "In recent years, with your support, the Russian Geographical Society has become a prominent participant in the public life of our country," he said.

“Many programs of the Russian Geographical Society would not have been possible without the targeted assistance of our trustees and members of the media council,” the head of state is sure. He also noted that projects involving foreign partners "proven once again that the interaction of scientists is not subject to political conjuncture."

Putin noted another important merit of the Russian Geographical Society. The result of the discussion about modern approaches to teaching geography in schools and universities was the concept of the development of geographical education. Now the Ministry of Education and Science, in close contact with the expert and pedagogical community, is preparing changes to federal educational standards in geography. Particularly relevant are such provisions as the inclusion of a geography lesson of the native land in the course of grades 8-9 and the return of geography to all grades of secondary and high school, and from grades 6 to 10 - no less than 2 hours a week, the head of state noted.

"Along with the history of the Fatherland, the Russian language, and literature, geography serves as the basis for the formation of patriotic values, cultural, national identity and self-awareness," the president stressed.

But with education in this area, things are not the best way. Geographical dictation showed acceptable knowledge only among those who studied in the 60-70s of the XX century, Putin said. Since then, teaching hours have been continually cut back. "Now young people do not know enough about the geography of not only Russia, but also their native land," he stated with regret.

"The geographic knowledge of students and young specialists is also faulty," the head of state continued. One of the reasons is that geography is no longer required for admission to such specialties as international relations, land management and cadastres, regional studies and even tourism. "It is difficult to imagine a competent international specialist or a manager of the tourism industry who does not know deep geography," he noted and called for the creation of geography centers for talented schoolchildren at universities.

Geography is in demand by society today - in 2016, over 180,000 people took part in the dictation, the president cited figures. "The number of participants in volunteer and creative competitions is also growing," he added. "Such a positive interest must be maintained," he stressed.

“We pay a lot of attention to education, especially of the younger generation,” assured the head of the Russian Geographical Society, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, and spoke about the network of youth clubs with rich programs and competitions with interesting awards. There are already more than a hundred such clubs in 76 regions. "At the same time, we receive dozens of new applications every month," he said.

Among the new projects presented at the meeting are a new center for economic development in Siberia, the study of large whales, the creation of the Red Data Book of soils, atlases and maps of their ecological state, the study of the underwater world of the Arctic waters of Russia, the Selenga-Baikal expedition, as well as the competition "The Best Guide of Russia ".

An awards ceremony was held prior to the meeting. The Konstantinovsky medal, the most valuable award of the Russian Geographical Society, was awarded to businessman Alisher Usmanov. He did not come to the meeting, so the award will be presented to him later.

Large silver medals were awarded to the chairman of the board of directors of EVRAZ plc, Alexander Abramov, the head of Transmashholding, Andrey Bokarev, and the head of Gazprom Neft, Alexander Dyukov. A small silver medal was presented to Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Yuri Vorobyov.

New members of the Board of Trustees were also announced: Oleg Belozerov, head of Russian Railways, Anton Vaino, head of the Kremlin administration, German Gref, head of Sberbank, Andrey Kostin, head of VTB, Vladimir Litvinenko, rector of St. Petersburg Mining University, Igor Sechin, head of Rosneft, and Nikolai Tokarev.

March 14th(date given for 2010) - Day of Geodesy and Cartography Workers. The professional holiday of surveyors and cartographers was established by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1867 of November 11, 2000. It is celebrated every second Sunday in March. It was in March that important events for Russian geodesy and cartography took place. In 1720, Peter I signed a decree that marked the beginning of cartographic survey in Russia. On March 15, 1919, the Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR signed the Decree "On the Establishment of the Higher Geodetic Administration" (VGU) under the Supreme Council of the National Economy of the RSFSR.
March 22- world water day. Established by the UN General Assembly in 1993, celebrated annually. On this day, it was proposed to hold events dedicated to the conservation and rational development of the Earth's water resources.
March 23- world meteorology day. Established on the initiative of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which was established on this day in 1950, has been celebrated annually since 1961 under the auspices of the UN. The event is attended by 189 WMO Members. In our country it is celebrated Day of workers of the hydrometeorological service of Russia.
22nd of May- International Day for Biological Diversity. Established by the UN General Assembly in 1995, celebrated annually since 2001 (until 2000 it was celebrated on December 29, then the date was postponed). On this day in 1992, at the Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted, which entered into force on December 29, 1993.
June 5- world environment day. Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1972, celebrated annually. The date was chosen to mark the start of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, also held in 1972.
July 11- world population day. Established by the Board of Governors of the United Nations Development Program in 1989, celebrated annually. The date coincides with the following event: according to estimates, on July 11, 1987, the population of the Earth exceeded 5 billion people. The purpose of the Day is to draw attention to population issues and solving common problems.
July 23- holiday of geographers of Moscow University. Faculty of Geography of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov was created on the basis of the decision of the All-Union Committee for Higher Education on July 23, 1938 as a result of the division of the soil and geographical faculty into geological and soil and geographical. At present, the faculty is not only the largest, but also the highest educational and scientific team of geographers in the world.
August 18 - unofficial "Geographer's Day". On this day in 1845, Emperor Nicholas I approved the submission of the Minister of the Interior, Count L.A. Perovsky about the creation of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society in St. Petersburg. Expeditions of the Russian Geographical Society played a big role in the development of Siberia and the Far East, Central Asia, the World Ocean, in the discovery and study of new lands, in the development of meteorology and climatology.
Nov. 1- hydrological "New Year". The date is timed to coincide with the beginning of the hydrological year, which includes periods of accumulation and consumption of moisture in the territory under consideration, taking into account the climatic conditions of Russia (during this period, moisture reserves passing from year to year are small).
December 11th - international mountain day. Proclaimed by the UN General Assembly at the end of the International Year of the Mountains, it has been celebrated annually since 2003. On this day, it is proposed to organize events that promote the importance of the development of mountain regions.
The presented list is open for replenishment!
When writing, materials from Wikipedia were used.

Geographers should have their own holiday, the President said in St. Petersburg at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society. Why does the president of Russia devote so much time and energy to geography in such a difficult period as the present?

“Scientists-geographers, researchers, travelers at all times have made a huge contribution to strengthening humanitarian ties,” the head of state noted. “Their services to their native country, to the Motherland are invaluable.”

Of course, you need to read between the president's words. Geography is the basis of military science. If a warrior does not know how to navigate and find a target, then he is not a warrior. The first thing with which training begins in all branches of the military is geography.

But that's not all. Today, great importance is given to the study of the shape of the Earth. It used to be that the Earth was flat, then that it was spherical. Now there are works showing that the Earth is in the shape of a bowl. The well-known scientist Andrey Alexandrovich Tyunyaev writes about this in his books (see video below).

But the very shape of the Earth is not yet geography. But the consequences of changing ideas about the shape of the Earth is geography. If Andrei Tyunyaev turns out to be right, then we will have to reconsider the concept of the Earth and the arrangement of countries.

And this must be done for the national economy, for the economy. For example, the other day strange weather hit Moldova - "".

Therefore, it becomes clear why the President of Russia focuses on geography and is surprised that geographers still do not have their own professional holiday.

“It could be corrected,” Vladimir Putin decided and proposed adding Geographer’s Day to the calendar of significant dates, as well as establishing the honorary title of Honored Geographer of the Russian Federation. “This will emphasize the importance of the profession, raise the status of representatives of geographical science and, most importantly, will help popularize geography itself, involve even more people in the study of their native country, its nature, history,” he explained.

The President thanked the trustees of the Russian Geographical Society for their great support of programs, research and expeditions. “In recent years, with your support, the Russian Geographical Society has become a prominent participant in the public life of our country,” he said.

“Many programs of the Russian Geographical Society would not have been possible without the targeted assistance of our trustees and members of the media council,” the head of state is sure. He also noted that projects involving foreign partners "proven once again that the interaction of scientists is not subject to political conjuncture."

Putin noted another important merit of the Russian Geographical Society. The result of the discussion about modern approaches to teaching geography in schools and universities was the concept of the development of geographical education. Now the Ministry of Education and Science, in close contact with the expert and pedagogical community, is preparing changes to federal educational standards in geography. Particularly relevant are provisions such as the inclusion of a geography lesson of the native land in the course of grades 8-9 and the return of geography to all grades of secondary and high school, and from grades 6 to 10 - no less than 2 hours a week, the head of state noted.

“Along with the history of the Fatherland, the Russian language, and literature, geography serves as the basis for the formation of patriotic values, cultural, national identity and self-awareness,” the president stressed.

An awards ceremony was held prior to the meeting. The Konstantinovsky medal, the most valuable award of the Russian Geographical Society, was awarded to businessman Alisher Usmanov. He did not come to the meeting, so the award will be presented to him later.

Large silver medals were awarded to Alexander Abramov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of EVRAZ plc, Andrey Bokarev, head of Transmashholding, and Alexander Dyukov, head of Gazprom Neft. A small silver medal was presented to Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Yuri Vorobyov.

New members of the Board of Trustees were also announced: Oleg Belozerov, head of Russian Railways, Anton Vaino, head of the Kremlin administration, German Gref, head of Sberbank, Andrey Kostin, head of VTB, Vladimir Litvinenko, rector of St. Petersburg Mining University, Igor Sechin, head of Rosneft, and » Nikolai Tokarev.

Marina Vetrova

On September 23, at 25 km of the Pokrovsky tract, an autumn tourist rally “Geographer's Day” was held. The participants of the rally are traditionally students of the geographical department of the Institute of Natural Sciences of the North-Eastern Federal University. M.K. Ammosov, and the organizers are the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Family Policy of the RS (Y) and the Organizing Committee represented by the Departments of Geography and Ecology of the IEN NEFU. The program includes such events as orienteering and obstacle courses, geographic caching, a tourist song contest, bivouacs, crafts made from natural materials. A whole tourist all-around between 11 teams of geographers, ecologists - current and future field workers, for whom tourism skills are very important.

Traditionally between the teams until the last moment there is a struggle for the first team place. So this time it seemed that the teams were “breathing” into each other's necks, but everything turned out the other way around.

The winners of the individual championship in orienteering among boys were Stanislav Oshchepkov (3rd year ecologist), among girls Evgenia Nikolaeva (2nd year ecologist), who ran the distance in 29 and 23 minutes, respectively. But in the team standings, the combined team of geographers and hydrometeorologists of the 2nd course became faster, which later were the best at almost all stages and became the undisputed winners of the Team Championship and won the Challenge Cup of the “Geographer's Day”. A complete victory for geographers on the "Geographer's Day"! This turned out to be a powerful revenge for the defeat at the last gathering, when the majority of the winners and the winner were environmental teams.

The fastest teams on the obstacle course were also geographers and hydrometeorologists of the 2nd year, only 3 seconds behind the future teachers of geography and ecology of the 4th year, who became the second. Last year's winners finished third, another 2 seconds back. The role of even seconds was so high.

In total, in the team event, the combined team of geographers and hydrometeologists of the 2nd year became the winners by a wide margin.

But in general, all teams showed their results, got a lot of skills in the field of geography, ecology, and tourism skills. The main thing was friendship, songs, sports games, delicious food on the fire and much more! We hope that “Geographer's Day” will be remembered for many years!

The award ceremony was attended by the Deputy Minister for Youth Affairs and Family Policy of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Tatyana Nikolaevna Pyatkina, who not only presented the main prizes of the tourslet from the ministry, but also urged young people to also continue to actively engage in sports and lead a healthy lifestyle. Great support was provided by the sponsors of the "Day of the Geographer" - the exhibition hall of the Komdragmet of the RS (Y) "Treasury of Yakutia", the rock climbing wall NPSOSh No. 2 in Yakutsk and a number of organizations to which the participants expressed their gratitude for supporting the event.

Text, photo: head. Department of Ecology, IEN NEFU, d.b.s. Cherosov M.M., cav. Department of Geography, IEN NEFU, Candidate of Geological Sciences, Associate Professor Danilov Yu.G.