Dear friends! On the anniversary of the outstanding Russian scientist Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov, we are pleased to present the documentary film “Mikhailo Lomonosov. Ten Novellas from the Life of a Genius” Director: Alexey Denisov Producer: Sergey Alekseev 2011 * 52 minutes https://rushouse.be/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mikhail_lomonosov2-w986.jpg Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (1711–1765) was born more than three hundred years ago, yet his scientific and creative legacy remains relevant today. Geography, astronomy, art, literature, chemistry, history, and philosophy are just a few of the fields in which he made his mark. Lomonosov developed the atomic-molecular theory of matter, formulated the principle of conservation of matter, designed several optical [...]

Dear friends, On the occasion of the anniversary of the outstanding Russian scientist Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov, we present to your attention a documentary film by the Russian Geographical Society, which he headed for almost ten years. “Nikolai Vavilov: The Man Who Fed Humanity” Author/Director: Alexander Konyashov 2014 * 52 minutes https://rushouse.be/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nikolai_vavilov_nywts.jpg Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov (1887–1943) was an outstanding Russian and Soviet scientist, geneticist, botanist, and geographer who made an immense contribution to the development of world science. Vavilov became one of the founders of modern plant genetics and devoted his life to studying the diversity of cultivated plants and their origins. [...]