Makhova, Lyudmila Vasilievna

Born on September 7, 1928 in the city of Debaltseve , in the Donetsk (Stalin) region . Father (died when his daughter was six years old) is a typist, mother is a teacher. During the war, she found herself in the territory occupied by fascist troops. In the German-occupied Kramatorsk, she participated in the distribution of anti-fascist leaflets ^[1] . In 1951 she graduated from the A. Herzen Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute with a degree in chemistry and biology, and was assigned to Arkhangelsk by distribution. In 1952 she got married. She worked in Arkhangelsk as a chemistry and biology teacher in schools No. 3 and 54 (in the Maimaksan District ). In 1955 she joined the CPSU ^[2] . In 1956, in connection with the transfer of her husband to a new place of service, she moved to Leningrad . She worked as a color engineer at offset printing factory No. 3, and then at schools No. 139 (biology and chemistry teacher), 134 ( working youth school , head teacher and chemistry teacher), 512 (eight-year-old, director). Since 1964, a chemistry teacher in high school number 344 of the Nevsky district . In this school, which later received the status of physical and mathematical, and then gymnasium and lyceum, she worked until her death in 2012 .

While working at the school, she summarized her teaching experience in front of teachers and methodologists in more than 60 cities of the USSR, among them: Moscow , Nizhny Tagil , Kaliningrad , Tyumen , Tallinn , Novosibirsk ... In 1988, she ran as a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Pedagogical Sciences ^{[3 ]} . In 1991, she was presented with the title of “People's Teacher of the USSR” ^[4] .

The sphere of L.V. Makhova's creative interests included: the scientific biography of D.I. Mendeleev and A.P. Borodin , the problems of creating the most functional chemistry room, the organization of student scientific conferences, the compilation and use of a supporting abstract , the creation of a school science museum.

Since studying at the university, L.V. Makhova has been interested in the personality of D.I. Mendeleev . Repeatedly visited the hometowns of the Mendeleev family, as a result of these trips, previously unknown letters from father and mother D.I. Mendeleev ^[5] were found and transferred to the D.I. Mendeleev Museum-Archive Museum of St. Petersburg State University (the Lyceum Museum No. 344 is stored Photocopies of these letters).

One of the first in the USSR (since 1962 ) began to use supporting abstracts . In 1990, she published a book devoted to this problem, which included 25 supporting abstracts on chemistry developed and presented at open lessons for high schools ^[6] .

At school No. 344, she created a chemistry cabinet, which was recognized as exemplary and presented in the pavilion "Public Education" at VDNH in 1981 ^[7] .

The focus of Makhova was the research activities of schoolchildren. She described in detail her experience in organizing student scientific conferences in the article “Scientific-practical conference - the final result of the annual work of the chemical society” ^[8] .

In 1984, Lyudmila Vasilievna created the Museum of D.I. Mendeleev at school number 344 (it exists today, since 2011 it is called the Museum of Natural Sciences). Stands, exhibits, manuals, models of many industries (for smelting cast iron and steel, production of sulfuric acid, etc.) of the Museum were made with the direct participation of schoolchildren according to the models of Makhova herself. Among other exhibits, the museum includes a collection of rocks and minerals, which consists of more than 300 items ^[9] .

• Honored teacher of the school of the RSFSR ^[10] .
• Order of the Badge of Honor ^[11] .
• Medal "Veteran of Labor" .
• Anniversary medal “For Valiant Labor. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin . "
• Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
• Badge of Excellence in Public Education .
• Title "Teacher-Methodist".
• 1994 and 2002 . Winner of the Soros grant (twice).

Large publications:

• Makhova L.V. Minutes of a school lesson. Syktyvkar . 1994 . 208 p. ISBN 5-7009-0044-0 .
• Makhova L.V. Experience, search, reflection. Ivanovo 1995 . 180 s
• Makhova L.V. Development of students' mental activity in the teaching of chemistry. L. 1990 . 84 p.

Selected articles on pedagogy and methods of teaching chemistry:

• The scientific and practical conference is the final result of the annual work of the chemical society. On Sat “The lesson is over - classes continue” (Series “Library of the teacher of chemistry”). M. Enlightenment . 1992 . ISBN 5-09-002980-6 . S. 144-159.
• Chemistry equipment circle. On Sat “The lesson is over - classes continue” (Series “Library of the teacher of chemistry”). M. Enlightenment . 1992 . ISBN 5-09-002980-6 . S. 6-13.
• A.P. Borodin. On Sat "From work experience." Issue No. 1. St. Petersburg. Gamma Publishing House. ISBN 978-5-4334-0020-7 pp. 123-139.

• The chapter "Her Golden Heart" (about Makhova L.V.) in the book: I. Druzhinin. The school years are wonderful. L. Lenizdat . SS. 8-79.
• Gara N. N. Teach creativity: a book for the teacher, from work experience. M. Enlightenment. 1991.64 p.

• Selected bibliography of L. V. Makhova at Biblus.ru
• Museum of Natural Sciences on the website of Lyceum No. 344.