BOTANICAL GARDEN OF MOSCOW UNIVERSITY DURING THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR

The article, based on materials from the Moscow State University Archives, examines the activities of the Botanical Garden of Moscow University during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Using a systematic approach, the article traces changes in the main parameters of the Botanical Garden’s structural and functional organization under the influence of adverse external factors. It is shown how, in the context of the crisis caused by the war, which led to a shortage of resources for scientific activities, the areas of research and educational work were transformed, and the composition and structure of the Botanical Garden’s plant collections, as well as the number and organizational structure of its scientific and auxiliary staff, changed. Special attention is paid to the personality of K.I. Meyer, who headed the Botanical Garden in 1940-1948.