The regional scientific library hosted a round table "We all come from NIIGAiK..."
The Novosibirsk State Regional Scientific Library hosted a roundtable discussion titled "We All Come from NIIGAiK..." This was a meeting of graduates of the Novosibirsk Institute of Geodesy, Aerial Photography, and Cartography (NIIGAiK) from various years and specialties. Participants included distinguished veterans, experienced teachers, and renowned scientists. The veterans met in a warm, friendly atmosphere to reminisce about significant events in their careers, as well as about colleagues and friends who contributed to mapping the country's territory and training engineers. The event was moderated by Ivan Ivanovich Zolotarev, Head of the Center for History and Culture at the Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technology.
Lidia Vasilyevna Yesikova, a 1957 NIIGAiK graduate, shared the highlights of the work of female surveyors. Her friends, in incredibly challenging conditions, had to spend the winter in tents in Yakutia and construct tall geodetic signals. She personally repaired an OT-02 theodolite in the field after it was flooded by a mudflow. Her son, Pavel Anatolyevich Yesikov, a graduate of the Research Institute of Geodesy and Cartography (NIIGAiK) with a degree in Engineering Geodesy, worked at the Magadan Geodetic Surveying Department. His story echoed the romanticism of expeditionary life, chronicled by his colleague at the enterprise, S.N. Burasovsky (who graduated from the Research Institute of Geodesy and Cartography in absentia; after completing his work in the cartographic and geodetic industry, his passion for photography blossomed into a career as a professional photographer).
Yuri Viktorovich Shepelev, a 1973 graduate of the Research Institute of Geodesy and Cartography, also worked in the "sunny" Magadan region. Having begun his career as an engineer at the KolymaGESstroy site, he also engaged in community service, serving as chief of staff for this All-Union Komsomol shock construction project. Later, he was one of the managers of the commissioned Kolyma Hydroelectric Power Plant, and participated in the development of the nearby Sinegorye settlement.
Olga Ilyinichna Kashnik, a graduate of the optics department at the NIIGAiK, spent four field seasons in the Far East. As a student, she organized and led our institute's student construction teams (SCTs), personally participating in the teams' work during the fishing season on Shikotan Island, at construction sites in the Magadan Region, Kamchatka, and in the village of Bilibino in Chukotka. O.I. Kashnik was the commander of an international construction team, which included Soviet and international students from all departments of the NIIGAiK. For her dedicated work, she was awarded the medal "For Distinguished Labor." O.I. Kashnik, Associate Professor and PhD in Sociology, currently teaches at SUSPS. She noted the importance of the Center for Geodesy and Cultural Heritage's work in preserving the historical traditions of her award-winning university and engaging veterans in this work.
Anna Sergeevna Fedina (Chudinova) graduated from the Research Institute of Geodesy and Cartography (NIIGAiK) with a degree in astronomy and geodesy in 1965 and is a hereditary geodesist, like her parents, Sergei Ivanovich and Iyuniya Genrikhovna. She was assigned to work at the Novosibirsk Aerogeodetic Enterprise, where she spent three years working on expeditions and then transferred to office work. After retiring, she continued to participate in community and volunteer work. She continues to lead an active lifestyle, supporting members of the SVO and veterans through handicraft classes.
Maria Aleksandrovna Minaeva is a surveying engineer and head of the Center for Competence and Innovative Educational Projects at the Novosibirsk Technical School of Geodesy and Cartography. She has been a teacher at the technical school since 2016 and heads the cycle commission. Maria Alexandrovna spoke about her career in geodesy and also highlighted her collaboration with the Central Institute of Geodesy and Cartography on military-patriotic and historical topics, and the involvement of students from secondary specialized educational institutions and schools in Novosibirsk.
Irina Konstantinovna Orlova graduated from the Scientific Research Institute of Geodesy and Cartography in 1981 with a degree in Optical Instruments and Spectroscopy. Her professional training proved in demand at the Novosibirsk Research Institute of Applied Geodesy (later Sibgeoinform), where she worked on developing an industry-wide regulatory framework for standardization and metrology.
Honored Worker of Geodesy and Cartography of the Russian Federation Tatyana Alexandrovna Khlebnikova received her diploma as an aerial photogeodetic engineer in 1973. She conducted research at the Scientific Research Institute of Geodesy and Mining, including participating in experimental work to monitor submarine hull deformations using photogrammetric methods, as well as in testing equipment and new underwater measurement technologies on Lake Issyk-Kul. After becoming a lecturer at the Siberian State Geodetic Academy, Tatyana Alexandrovna continued her research, defended her doctoral dissertation, became a professor, and currently continues teaching at the Department of Engineering Geodesy and Mine Surveying at SSUGT. In her speech, she particularly noted the role of her teacher and mentor, Professor and Doctor of Science, in the development of analytical photogrammetry.
Yuri Kuzmich Kirillov, a 1976 graduate of the NIIGAiK, spoke about his work in production. He worked as a surveying engineer in various organizations, including the Novosibirskgrazhdanproekt Institute. During those years, Novosibirsk was rapidly developing, with hundreds of high-rise buildings in new neighborhoods, dozens of modern cultural and educational institutions, complex industrial, social, scientific, and environmental structures, a metro, the Dimitrovsky Bridge across the Ob River, and other transportation facilities being constructed under the leadership of the Chairman of the City Executive Committee, Ivan Pavlovich Sevastyanov. Surveyors, surveyors, and designers from the institute, where Yuri Kuzmich rose from a rank-and-file engineer to department head, participated in the preparation for all of this.
Vladimir Abramovich Padve, a 1966 graduate of the NIIGAiK, began his story by expressing gratitude to his mentor, Konstantin Leontyevich Provorov, under whose supervision he completed his PhD dissertation. Vladimir Abramovich's biography includes internships and work abroad, leadership of our university's Institute of Geodesy and Management, and a career path from assistant to professor. Associate Professor V.A. Padve continues his research and helps the staff of the SSUGIT History and Culture Center preserve the history and glorious traditions of our university.
The veterans' meeting took place in a relaxed and cozy atmosphere, with each participant sharing highlights of their careers. Participants thanked the staff of the SSUGIT History and Culture Center (Director: Ivan Ivanovich Zolotarev, Leading Specialist: Anton Viktorovich Nikonov), the staff of the NGONB's Valuable and Rare Books Department (Director: Ksenia Andreyevna Shelestyuk, Chief Librarian: Ekaterina Gennadyevna Chervyakova, Lead Librarian: Natalya Anatolyevna Kuzmenko), and the staff of the SSUGT cafeteria (Manager: Galina Petrovna Karaban).
