German Vasilyevich Kuznetsov (September 1, 1940 – May 1, 2022) spent his entire working career at our institute. A Doctor of Biological Sciences, he served for many years as the Scientific Secretary of the Theriological Society. He was one of the leading experts on Vietnam's biodiversity and the author of the monumental monograph "Mammals of Vietnam" (2006). Thanks to the diligence of his children, a book of memoirs about him was compiled and prepared for publication.
The book consists of three chapters. Chapter 1, "The law of my life is striving for the best and the beautiful. German Vasilyevich Kuznetsov (from the diary)," is devoted to descriptions of his childhood and adolescence, as well as his first years working in Vietnam.
Chapter 2, "From the Vietnamese Diaries of German Vasilyevich Kuznetsov and Tatyana Nikolaevna Filatova," contains two articles describing their life and work in Vietnam ("One Day of Expedition Life in the Tropics of Vietnam" and "Afzeliya"). Here, he and his wife, Tatyana Nikolaevna, demonstrate their mastery of popular science, presenting vivid descriptions of tropical nature in a manner accessible to a wide audience.
Finally, in the third and longest chapter, "About German Vasilyevich Kuznetsov from friends, family and relatives," people who knew him well, both at home and through their work together, share their memories. Several institute employees (M.I. Baskevich, V.V. Bobrov, and N.Sh. Bulatova) also contributed their recollections.
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About German Vasilyevich Kuznetsov. The law of my life is striving for the best and the beautiful. – Moscow: OOO Buki Vedi. – 2025. – 144 pages.
The full text of the book can be downloaded at this link.