Vava. Vik. Vera Varsanofyeva. An Expedition of a Lifetime

Svetlana Loginova — writer, creator of the virtual museum of V.A. Varsanofyeva, researcher of 20th-century biographies. This book — a testament to the life of Vera Alexandrovna Varsanofyeva (1889–1976), the first woman in the USSR to receive the title of Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences. Adventurous excursions at the Higher Women's Courses and the thrill of upcoming discoveries, field research in the Urals and in the Pechora region, work in harsh natural conditions and unwavering faith in her calling — this is what makes up the portrait of Varsanofyeva. But here is also the girl from a noble family, a young woman dreaming of love, a woman who experienced the 1917 revolution and the Great Patriotic War, the execution of her beloved and the severe illness of her niece. Vera Alexandrovna left a unique archive, thanks to which this biography became possible. The publication is equipped with rare photographs and documents.