Tomsk in my fortune of historian

The article contains data on the VII international scientific seminar "Integration of archaeological and ethnographic research" which Omsk scientific institutions carried out on June 9-10, 1999 in Moscow as a part of the III congress of ethnographers and anthropologists of Russia, as well as on A.N. Zheravina's report at that seminar about the life and activity of Tomsk historian and archeologist Z.Ya. Boyarshinova. The role of the Tomsk historical school in formation of scientific centers in the field of historical knowledge in other cities of Siberia is characterized, including Omsk where there are ethnographic, ethnoarchaeological, culturological and museolog-ical scientific schools. The author through a prism of personal experience analyzes value of Tomsk State University as center of formation of historical specialists, touches upon a subject of a role of teachers, colleagues in formation and development of the personality of the scientist. The author focuses attention on importance of the scientific communication giving powerful impulses to creative research, opening the new horizons of professional and personal growth. The thought of need of geography expansion of scientific contacts, exchange of the new ideas and scientific achievements is emphasized. Fruitful experience of realization scientific seminars, conferences, the congresses uniting scientists of different regions and the countries is given as a good example. The author shows dynamics of development of a scientific and educational complex of Siberia, relying on the experience as the member of Scientific Council on integration of the academic science and high school education which has been created on the basis of the Tomsk State University. The retrospective view of sources of the professional growth and development allows the author to write with all objectivity that the successful solution of the tasks facing science and education nowadays is impossible without support on experience of the senior generations of university professors and all teachers which could carry their pupils with the self-sacrifice, profound knowledge and devotion to the profession. This communication of university generations allows keeping and increasing greatly values of profession which in that case becomes fortune.

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