Correspondence Not Delivered To the Addressee

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to acquaint the Russian geographical community with new biographical materials about the relationship between Professor F.N. Milkov and some famous Russian geographers. October 15, 2021 was a quarter of a century since the death of Professor F.N. Milkov. The authors of the article used reliable sources stored in the Professor's personal archive: long-term correspondence with L.S. Abramov and E.M. Murzaev of the Institute of Geography, the first postgraduate student and colleague in the 60s G.E. Grishankov, occasional contacts with Prof. V.I. Bulatov. The information presented in the article is published for the first time. The life experience of creators of science shows that when unrealistic conditions of direct contact are created, an epistolary style is actively used. Postal items remain the only collection in the archives of scientists where reliable materials of their personal relationships are preserved. F.N. Milkov corresponded for many years with many renowned national geographers. This article focuses on the four authors of correspondence that were not delivered to the addressee due to his death.