The event took place on 11 July at Almetyevsk State Technological University - Higher School of Petroleum with participation of Vice Premier of Russia Alexander Novak, Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, and Aide to the President of Russia Ruslan Edelgeriev. Kazan Federal University was represented by Vice-Rector for Earth Sciences Danis Nurgaliev and Deputy Director...
They completed the job as part of a summer internship. “The practical training of the branch’s geology students took place in the mountains that come right up to the city. It is here that the picturesque gorge called Tamerlane’s Gate is located. According to legend, Tamerlane pierced the mountains with his sword during his campaign against...
The exhibition commemorates his 100th anniversary. From a school bench to the war fronts Ivan Penkov (1923 - 2021) is warmly remembered as a prominent geologist, teacher, mentor, avid skier, gymnast, enthusiast fisher, and an overall good-hearted optimist. Penkov's descendants and relatives The future geologist was born in 1923 in the village of Sokolovka, Nikolskoe District, Penza Oblast. He...
