Mark Mikhailovich Golubchik ( August 6, 1934 , Kiev - November 25, 2001 , Saransk ) is a Soviet and Russian economic and political geographer, country expert, author of many scientific works and textbooks for higher education [1] . Scientific research of M. M. Golubchik is devoted to the problems of economic and social geography of developing countries, the geography of natural resources of the world, the spatial structure of the world economy, political geography, economic and geographical geography. At the turn of the XX – XXI centuries, he took 42nd place among the best geographers in the world. In 2004, a book was published in memory of M. M. Golubchik.
| Mark Mikhailovich Golubchik | ||
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| Date of Birth | August 6, 1934 | |
| Place of Birth | Kiev , Ukrainian SSR | |
| Date of death | November 25, 2001 (67 years old) | |
| Place of death | Saransk , Russia | |
| A country |  the USSR  Russia | |
| Scientific field | Economic, social and political geography | |
| Place of work | Mordovian State University | |
| Alma mater | Saratov State University | |
| Academic degree | Doctor of Geographical Sciences | |
| Academic rank | Professor | |
| Awards and prizes |
“Honorary Diploma of the Russian Geographical Society” (1994) “Honored Scientist of the Republic of Mordovia” | |
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Biography
Mark Golubchik was born in 1934 in Kiev in the family of Mikhail and Rachel Golubchikov. In 1942, the child was evacuated from Kiev to Bazarny Karabulak [2] (Saratov Region, USSR).
In 1957 he graduated with honors from the Geography Department of the Saratov State University named after N. G. Chernyshevsky. He was the only Stalin scholarship holder at the faculty.
In 1957 - 1960 Mark Mikhailovich worked as a geography teacher in high schools of the Orenburg region and Saratov . In 1960 - 1963 M. M. Golubchik studied at the graduate school of the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute named after V.I. Lenin.
Since 1963, M. M. Golubchik is a senior lecturer, and since 1968, he is the head of the Department of Economic Geography of the Novosibirsk State Pedagogical Institute. In 1970, he moved to Saransk and began working at Ogarev Mordovian State University as an assistant professor, then as head of the department of economic geography (1979 - 2001).
He taught courses “Economic and political geography of foreign countries”, “Geography of the world economy”, “History and methodology of geographical science”, “World economy” and others.
Spouse: Lyudmila Golubchik
Children: journalist Vladislav Golubchik, writer Vasily Golubchik; grandchildren: Anton Golubchik, Anastasia Golubchik, Olga Golubchik
Scientific activity
M. M. Golubchik began with works in the spirit of classical geography, having published in 1968 the monograph “The Federal Republic of Cameroon: An Economic-Geographical Characteristic” - the first domestic work in this republic. Since 1963 , M. M. Golubchik is a senior lecturer, and since 1968 , he is the head of the Department of Economic Geography of the Novosibirsk State Pedagogical Institute. In 1970 , he moved to Saransk and began working at Mordovia State University as an assistant professor, then - head of the department of economic (now - economic and social) geography ( 1979 - 2001 ). He taught courses “Economic and political geography of foreign countries”, “Geography of the world economy”, “History and methodology of geographical science”, “World economy” and others.
In 1987 , his monograph “The Geography of Forest Resources and Forestry of Developing Countries” was published, which sets out the experience of the complex geographical characteristics of forest resources and forestry in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania, and considers the specificity, global change, and main features of world geography forest resources, environmental, economic and economic-geographical problems of their economic development. According to the results of research in 1990 , M. M. Golubchik defended his doctoral dissertation on the theme “Forest resource potential of developing countries and its use: economic and geographical analysis”, which sets out the experience of the complex geographical characteristics of forest resources and forestry in Asia, Africa, and Latin America and Oceania, the specificity, global change and the main features of the world geography of forest resources, environmental, economic and economic-geographical problems of their economic development are considered. Later, significant works on political geography and the geography of the world economy appeared. In the field of political geography, he was given a description of the main stages of the political and geographical history of mankind, the latest changes and the current state of the political map of the world as a whole and its large regions (highlighting the current political and geographical problems and events).
A significant role in the formation of the methodology of modern geography was played by collections of scientific works on geosystems, regularly published under the editorship of M. M. Golubchik. He made a great contribution to new areas of modern social geography - the study of the image, level and quality of life. The key to the last decades of the work of M. M. Golubchik can be considered textbooks for higher education. For about 20 years he was the head of the department of economic and social geography of Mordovia State University, was a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, and worked actively in the Head Council on Geographical Sciences of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. Head of research projects on grants from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Russian State Humanitarian Fund, Fund of Fundamental Natural Sciences. M. M. Golubchik published more than 200 scientific papers, including 17 monographs and textbooks for higher education. Under his editorship, more than 10 collections of scientific articles were published.
Major works
- “The Federal Republic of Cameroon: An Economic and Geographical Essay” ( 1968 ).
- "Geography of the Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic" ( 1986 ).
- “The Geography of Forest Resources and Forestry in Developing Countries” ( 1987 ).
- Golubchik M.M., Faibusovich E.L., Loginova N.N., Kovshov V.P. "Introduction to Economic and Social Geography: A Study Guide." - Saransk: publishing house of the Mordovians. University, 1993.
- “Geography of the world economy” ( 1993 ).
- “Use of natural resources and nature conservation” ( 1996 ).
- “History of Geography” ( 1998 ).
- “Political Geography of the World” ( 1998 ).
- “Political Map of the World” ( 2001 ).
- “Geography” ( 2003 ).
- “Economic and social geography (foundations of science)” ( 2004 ).
- “Theory and Methodology of Geographical Science” ( 2005 ).
Notes
- ↑ . Loginova, N. N. Mark Mikhailovich Golubchik // Actual problems of geography and geoecology. No. 2. 2009. Archived on April 24, 2012.
- ↑ Book of the victims of the SHOA .
Literature
- Yamashkin A. A. Golubchik Mark Mikhailovich / A. Yamashkin // History of Mordovia in persons: biogr. Sat - Saransk, 1997. Book. 2 .-- S. 115.
- Faybusovich E. L. In memory of Mark Mikhailovich Golubchik [Geographer] / E. L. Faybusovich // Tomsk State University Journal. Mord. un-that. - 2001. - No. 3/4. - S. 169-171.
- M. M. Golubchik: In memory of the scientist // Regionology. - 2001/2002. - No. 4/1. - S. 318-319.
- Mark Mikhailovich Golubchik (1934-2001): comrade / Friends and colleagues // Geography in the school. - 2002. - No. 2. - S. 94.
- Yamashkin A. Golubchik Mark Mikhailovich / A. Yamashkin // Mordovia: encyclical. - Saransk, 2003 .-- S. 78.
- Geographer and geography: Mark Mikhailovich Golubchik / Compiled by A. M. Nosonov, A. A. Yamashkin. - Saransk: Mordov Publishing House. University, 2004 .-- 132 p. http://av.disus.ru/monografiya/1897199-1-geograf-geografiya-mark-mihaylovich-golubchik-saransk-izdatelstvo-mordovskogo-universiteta-2004-udk-929-712470345-bbk-d82-g35-recen. php