Regional Research of Russia

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B.B. Rodoman.
"Polarized Landscape": Half a Century Later.
2021 (готовится к печати).

In May 2021, Boris Rodoman celebrates his 90th birthday. This remarkable geographer made an extremely important contribution to the formation and development of theoretical geography in the Soviet Union. Back in 1956, he published a major work "Methods of Individual and Typological Regionalization and Their Depiction on a Map" (Vopr. Geogr., vol. 39, Physical and geographical Regionalization, Moscow: 1956, pp. 28–69), which is still of great methodological value. His subsequent articles attracted the great attention of Soviet and foreign geographers. Here are just a few of them: "Logical and Cartographic Forms of Regionalization and Their Study Objectives," Soviet Geogr., November 1965, pp. 3–20; "Mathematical Aspects of the Formalization of Regional Geographic Characteristics," Soviet Geogr., November 1967, pp. 687–708; "Human Activity and Social-Geographic Regions, Soviet Geogr., March 1970, pp. 155–165; Territorial Systems, Soviet Geogr., February 1973, pp. 100–105; Certain Trends of Development in Theoretical Geography in the USSR, Soviet Geography Today (Aspects of Theory), Moscow: Progress, 1981, pp. 187–200 (coauthor); Constructive Significance of Theoretical Geography, Soviet Geogr., February 1982, pp. 110–115 (coauthor); Basic Types of Geographical Boundaries, Soviet Geogr., January 1983, pp. 48–59. The concept of a polarized biosphere, which for many decades has not lost its scientific and applied significance, occupies a special place in Rodoman's creative work, which is diverse in topics. This article is based on a report prepared last year for a scientific conference dedicated to the 50th anniversary of this concept. The editorial staff of the journal Regional Research of Russia congratulates Boris Rodoman on a spectacular anniversary, admires his creative longevity, and wishes him good health and new scientific achievements!

Для "Проза.ру" Б.Р. 23 июня 2021 г.