Кавказский период в научной деятельности доктора биологических наук, профессора Леонида Ивановича Рубцова

Abstract

The results of research of scientific activity of L. I. Rubtsov in the Caucasus are represented. It is noted that L. I. Rubtsov began his career in the 1930s in the subtropical regions of the Caucasian coast. While still studying at the Leningrad Forestry Academy, he examined the plantation of valuable woody plants (boxwood and cork oak) on the territory of Abkhazia. The work of L. I. Rubtsov at the Institute of Humid Subtropics (1933–1935) was analysed. During this period, Leonid Ivanovich made inventory and evaluation of landscape planning of the Sukhumi arboretum and the park of the state farm "Southern Cultures" (Sochi). As a result of these studies, L. I. Rubtsov formulated original conclusions and proposals on the assortment and landscape arrangement of subtropical parks. The necessity of studying the creative heritage of an outstanding dendrologist and landscape architect L. I. Rubtsov is emphasized.