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Research paper thumbnail of “A Russian citizen of Swedish origin”: Materials for biography of W.A. Lindholm

Trudy Zoologičeskogo instituta, Oct 1, 2019

На основе изучения архивных материалов и печатных источников реконструирована научная биография В... more На основе изучения архивных материалов и печатных источников реконструирована научная биография В.А. Линдгольма (1874-1935) -выдающегося отечественного зоолога первой половины XX в, внесшего большой вклад в ряд областей зоологии, преимущественно в изучение континентальных моллюсков и рептилий. Описан жизненный путь В.А. Линдгольма, подробно охарактеризован его вклад в развитие российской малакологии прошлого века, а также его научные связи с современными ему германскими зоологами. Не имея университетского образования, В.А. Линдгольм сумел подняться от любительских фаунистических исследований до написания крупных работ по систематике, биогеографии и вопросам зоологической номенклатуры. Показано, что наибольшее научное значение имели его труды по изучению эндемичной малакофауны оз. Байкал, наземных моллюсков Кавказа и Средней Азии, а также ископаемых плиоценовых моллюсков Западной Сибири. Во всех этих направлениях В.А. Линдгольм выполнил пионерские исследования, сохранившие свою ценность до наших дней. Прослежены важнейшие этапы научной карьеры В.А. Линдгольма и обстоятельства, способствовавшие приобретению им статуса профессионального учёного -сотрудника Зоологического музея Императорской академии наук. Сохранившиеся архивные документы позволяют реконструировать не только научную, но и «частную» биографию В.А. Линдгольма, которая представляет интерес для изучения положения научных работников в России в эпоху Первой мировой войны, а также в постреволюционный период. В приложении к статье опубликован ряд биографических документов из фонда В.А. Линдгольма, хранящегося в Санкт-Петербургском филиале Архива РАН.

Russian Aristocracy and Private Forms of Scientific Organization: The Case of Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich

Эпистемология & философия науки, 2023

The structure of Russian science of the XIX century was dominated by state forms of its organizat... more The structure of Russian science of the XIX century was dominated by state forms of its organization. At the same time, there were also a few private (non-governmental) forms of research communities. One of the little-studied phenomena of scientific privacy is the so-called “kruzhok” (a little circle in Russian). The article examines the history of the formation and activity of one of such “kruzhoks”, formed in the 1880s–1890s around Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich, who was seriously engaged in research in the field of lepidopterology (the branch of entomology studying butterflies, Lepidoptera). The role and significance of this “kruzhok” for the development of descriptive entomology in the situation of its weak institutionalization in Russia at the end of the XIX century are briefly considered, the course of scientific research of the Grand Duke and his entourage and the reasons for the termination of their activity are discussed. The history of this informal association is interpreted by us as a manifestation of the purposeful life-making of the Grand Duke, who thus tried to professionalize his hobby and enter the scientific community of entomologists on an equal footing, without breaking with his social environment and without going beyond the behavioral norms established by society for persons of his status. It is shown that the Nikolai Mikhailovich’s “kruzhok” became not only an instrument of his life-making, but also an influential center of Russian lepidopterology, the development of which was thereby given a powerful impetus.

Rossijskij žurnal biologičeskih invazij, Feb 24, 2022

В августе -октябре 2021 г. в р. Пышма на территории Западно-Сибирской равнины были обнаружены жив... more В августе -октябре 2021 г. в р. Пышма на территории Западно-Сибирской равнины были обнаружены живые особи одного из наиболее активных и широко расселившихся в глобальном масштабе чужеродных видов моллюсков -Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771). Первая в Сибири находка этого вида сделана в водотоке с естественным термическим режимом и содержит особей различных размерно-возрастных групп, что может косвенно свидетельствовать об успешной натурализации вида. Ключевые слова: речная дрейссена, инвазия, интродукция, Обь-Иртышский речной бассейн.

The Bulletin of the Russian Far East Malacological Society, 2025

The main stages of the development of malacological (except for palaeomalacological) research in ... more The main stages of the development of malacological (except for palaeomalacological) research in Russia, starting from the era of Peter the Great and up to the present day, are delineated and briefly reviewed.
The activity of leading scientists and scientific schools in the field of malacology is characterised. Quantitative data showing the dynamics of the growth of museum collections and the number of actively working
malacologists in different historical periods are given. The role of the Russian Academy of Sciences and academic

Taxonomic notes on Euro-Siberian snails, 4. Re-examination of Limnaea psilia Bourguignat 1862, with the description of Radix parapsilia n.Sp.: (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Lymnaeidae)

Archiv für Molluskenkunde der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Dec 1, 2009

Page 1. Arch. Molluskenkunde 138 (2) I 123-136 I 10 figs, 6 tabs I Frankfurt am Main, 18.12.2009 ... more Page 1. Arch. Molluskenkunde 138 (2) I 123-136 I 10 figs, 6 tabs I Frankfurt am Main, 18.12.2009 Taxonomic notes on Euro-Siberian snails, 40 Re-examination of Limnaea psilia BOURGUIGNAT 1862, with the description of Radix parapsilia no Spo1 ...

FIGURE 6 in Revealing the stygobiont and crenobiont Mollusca biodiversity hotspot in the Caucasus: Part III. Revision of stygobiont microsnails (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from the Russian part of Western Transcaucasia, with the description of new taxa

FIGURE 6. Schapsugia pulcherrima (A–J) and Tachira valvataeformis (K–R). A, B, K, L—shell; C, M—o... more FIGURE 6. Schapsugia pulcherrima (A–J) and Tachira valvataeformis (K–R). A, B, K, L—shell; C, M—operculum: inner and outer sides; E, O—radulae; F–H, P—penis structure; D, N—protoconch, lateral view; J, Q—protoconch surface sculpture; I, R—protoconch, apical view. F, G correspond to individuals identified as 'Paladilhiopsis orientalis', H—'P. pulcherrima'. White arrow points to the fin-like edging of the penis. Scale bars: A, B, J, K—500 μm; R—200 μm; F, G, H, K, L—250 μm; C, D, I, M, N—100 μm; E, J, Q—20 μm; O—10 μm.

FIGURE 7 in Revealing the stygobiont and crenobiont Mollusca biodiversity hotspot in the Caucasus: Part III. Revision of stygobiont microsnails (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from the Russian part of Western Transcaucasia, with the description of new taxa

FIGURE 7. Schapsugia kudepsta sp. nov. (A–I) and Schapsugia occultata sp. nov. (J–R). A, J—shell,... more FIGURE 7. Schapsugia kudepsta sp. nov. (A–I) and Schapsugia occultata sp. nov. (J–R). A, J—shell, holotype; B, C, K, L—shell; D, M—protoconch, lateral view; E, N, O—protoconch surface sculpture; F—radula; G, P—penis structure; H, I, Q, R—protoconch, apical view. White arrow points to the fin-like edging of the penis. Scale bars: A–C, J–L—500 μm; G, P—250 μm; D, H, I, M, Q, R—100 μm; E, N, O—20 μm; F—10 μm.

Figure 8 in Revision of 'Horatia' snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae sensu lato) from South Caucasus with description of two new genera

Figure 8. Habitats of Horatia-like snails in the caves of the South Caucasus. Left – Nizhneshakur... more Figure 8. Habitats of Horatia-like snails in the caves of the South Caucasus. Left – Nizhneshakuranskaya Cave, right – Tskhal-Tsiteli Cave.

Figure 2 in Revision of 'Horatia' snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae sensu lato) from South Caucasus with description of two new genera

Figure 2. Shells of type specimens (holotypes and syntypes) of nominal Caucasian species of '... more Figure 2. Shells of type specimens (holotypes and syntypes) of nominal Caucasian species of 'Horatia'. (A) Horatia sokolovi (ZIN); (B) H. borutzkii (after Shadin 1932); (C) H. ljovushkini (ZIN); (D) H. birsteini (ZIN). Scale bars 0.5 mm.

Figure 3 in Revision of 'Horatia' snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae sensu lato) from South Caucasus with description of two new genera

Figure 3. Canonical roots provided by discriminant analysis run for five morphospecies of Horatia... more Figure 3. Canonical roots provided by discriminant analysis run for five morphospecies of Horatia-like species from South Caucasus.

Figure 1 in Revision of 'Horatia' snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae sensu lato) from South Caucasus with description of two new genera

Figure 1. The map of locations (caves) studied.

Figure 4 in The taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationships of the genus Aenigmomphiscola Kruglov and Starobogatov, 1981 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Lymnaeidae)

Figure 4. The radular morphology of Aenigmomphiscola and Omphiscola species. (A) Ae. kazakhstanic... more Figure 4. The radular morphology of Aenigmomphiscola and Omphiscola species. (A) Ae. kazakhstanica; (B) Ae. europaea; (C) Omphiscola glabra. Labels: c, central tooth; l, lateral teeth. Scale bars 2 µm.

Hirstionyssidae Till & Evans 1966

Family Hirstionyssidae Till & Evans, 1966Hirstionyssinae Till & Evans, 1966: 276.Type ge... more Family Hirstionyssidae Till & Evans, 1966Hirstionyssinae Till & Evans, 1966: 276.Type genus: Hirstionyssus Fonseca, 1948. The family is of almost worldwide distribution. It includes 5–6 genera (Tenorio & Radovsky 1985; Hallan, 2003), of which the largest and most widely distributed is Hirstionyssus. The ecological characteristics of this family is given above (see Introduction). This taxon is often considered as a subfamily of the Laelapidae sensu lato (see, for example, Lindquist et al. 2009; Beaulieu et al. 2011).

Schapsugia occultata Chertoprud, Palatov & Vinarski 2021, sp. nov

Schapsugia occultata Chertoprud, Palatov &amp; Vinarski, sp. nov. (Fig. 7J... more Schapsugia occultata Chertoprud, Palatov &amp; Vinarski, sp. nov. (Fig. 7J–R; Tables 2, 4) Description. Shell relatively small (SH &lt;1.57 mm), thin-walled, conical-ovoid, relatively narrow (SW/SH ratio 0.47–0.53), whitish. Whorl number up to 4.60. Body whorl high (about 0.65 of SH), moderately inflated. Spire high, constitutes 0.62–0.70 SH. Aperture perfectly oval with evenly thickened inner lip which is not detached from body whorl wall. Umbilicus slit-like or even absent. Protoconch broad (up to 380 μm in diameter), low domed-shaped, on average consisting of 1.5 whorls. Initial part of the embryonic shell reaches 200 μm in diameter. Sculpture pitted with wrinkles. Embryonic shell separated from teleoconch by distinct line of growth stop. Surface of the teleoconch with rather frequent and prominent growth lines. Operculum ovoid, thin, whitish, and transparent, without thickening. Radula unknown. Penis with lateral lobe in medial part and bulged distal tip. Penial lobe blunt, triangular in shape, adheres to penis, and is directed towards its base. Distal-medial part of penis from lobe to tip has a harpoon-like shape with one blunt prong pointing backwards. Distal part bears fin-like edging consisting of thin and relatively fragile cells (Fig. 7P). Holotype (Fig. 7J, alcohol specimen): collected by E. Chertoprud, 23 th July 2020, No. 1/502–2021 (ZIN). Shell dimensions of the holotype (mm): SH 1.4; SW 0.73; BWH 0.97; SpH 0.43; BWW 0.68; AH 0.5; AW 0.48. Paratypes. 10 empty shells collected by D. Palatov, 23 th July 2020 (5 under No. 2/ 502–2021 in ZIN, 5 under No. Lc- 41084 in ZMMU). Type locality. Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Gelendzhiksky District, groundwaters in the source of Natashinsky spring. 44°31′26.68″N 38°17′40.82″E 167 m a.s.l. Etymology. The name occultata (lat.) means "hidden" which characterizes the hard-to-reach habitat of this mollusc. We had to dig about a cubic meter of rocky ground in the spring source to find a couple of living specimens. Habitat [...]

Contributors to Volume IV

Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates, 2019

The Bulletin of the Russian Far East Malacological Society, vol. 28, N 2, pp. 5–53, 2025

Research paper thumbnail of Лысенкоистская "философия истории" [THE LYSENKOISTS’ “HISTORIOSOPHY”]

Epistemology & Philosophy of Science, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 180–196, 2025

The so-called “Michurinist” biology (also known as Lysenkoism), which flourished in the USSR in t... more The so-called “Michurinist” biology (also known as Lysenkoism),
which flourished in the USSR in the 1930s–1960s, represented
a radical theoretical break with prevailing concepts in genetics
and evolutionary theory. One of the ways this “revolution” was
legitimized and a distinct scientific identity was forged by
the “Michurinists” was through their particular interpretation
of the history of biology, which they reshaped to align with their
own views on the development of life sciences. The historical
narrative constructed by T.D. Lysenko’s followers was based
on the idea of staged development in biological science and its inevitable
progression toward higher forms – with “Michurinist” biology
itself positioned as the pinnacle of this scientific progress.
This view, however, was complicated by a dualistic perception of biology’s past and present, which Lysenkoists framed as a perpetual
struggle between two opposing “lines”: a progressive one
(materialist, the only truly scientific approach) and a reactionary
one (idealist, metaphysical, and anti-scientific). The infamous August
1948 session of the USSR Academy of Agricultural Sciences
was portrayed as the beginning of a new, culminating stage
in the history of biology, while “Michurinist” biology was declared
the Soviet version of Darwinism – aligned with the historical materialist
thesis that a society's intellectual life is determined by its
dominant mode of production within a given historical “formation”.
Yet, while the “Michurinist” understanding of history was
deeply influenced by Marxist philosophy, their historical narratives
also revived certain mythologems traceable to medieval
thought and embedded in Russian historiosophical tradition.
Thus, despite its claims to scientific materialism, Lysenkoism inadvertently
reintroduced quasi-mythical elements into its vision of
scientific progress

Haemogamasus kusumotoi Asanuma 1951

Haemogamasus kusumotoi Asanuma, 1951 Haemogamasus kusumotoi... more Haemogamasus kusumotoi Asanuma, 1951 Haemogamasus kusumotoi Asanuma, 1951b: 18, fig. d. Haemogamasus kusumotoi.— Bregetova, 1956a: 142; Bregetova, 1956b: 1652; Strandtmann &amp; Wharton, 1958: 133; Goncharova &amp; Buyakova, 1961: 278, fig. 3 (1–6); Allred, 1969: 110, fig. M-14; Garrett &amp; Allred, 1971: 294; Nikulina, 1987: 223, fig. 116 (2, 19); Goncharova et al., 1991: 54. Type locality. China, northwestern Manchuria. Type specimens. According to Strandtmann &amp; Wharton (1958), the type specimen was in the collection of K. Asanuma; its current location is unknown. Type host. Marmota sibirica. Principal hosts. In Transbaikalia, Hg. kusumotoi is known as a common inhabitant of nests of hamsters – Cricetulus barabensis and Phodopus sungorus (Goncharova &amp; Buyakova, 1961; Goncharova et al., 1991). In Manchuria, the species was collected from several species of rodents of the genera Apodemus, Mus, Rattus, Tscherskia and some others (Bregetova, 1956b). Distribution. Central Asia, Turkey (Allred, 1969; Garrett &amp; Allred, 1971; Goncharova et al., 1991). In Asiatic Russia, Hg. kusumotoi has been recorded from Transbaikalia and Republic of Buryatia (Goncharova et al., 1991; Nikulina, 2004).

Haemogamasus horridus Michael 1892

Haemogamasus horridus Michael, 1892 Haemogamasus horridus M... more Haemogamasus horridus Michael, 1892 Haemogamasus horridus Michael 1892: 312, pl. XXXII, figs 1–5. Euhaemogamasus horridus.— Bregetova, 1949: 164, figs 1–3; Keegan, 1951: 235, fig. 47. Haemogamasus antonii Bregetova, 1949: 167 (nom. nov. pro Haemogamasus horridus sensu Oudemans, 1913). Haemogamasus horridus.— Oudemans 1903: 89; Oudemans, 1913: 146, textfigs 98–107, pl. II, figs 11–15; Vitzthum, 1930: 403; Willmann, 1952: 402; Bregetova, 1955: 261, 276, fig. 483–485, 533, 534; Bregetova, 1956a: 131, 148, figs 261–263, 318–319; Lange, 1958: 210, fig. 52, V; Mrciak, 1958: 71; Strandtmann &amp; Wharton, 1958: 132; Kozlowski, 1960: 413, fig. 4; Costa, 1961: 49, figs 82, 83; Evans &amp; Till, 1966: 252, fig. 57, A, B, 58; Allred, 1969: 109; Karg 1971: 189, fig. 204 a, c; Zemskaya, 1973: 118; Haitlinger, 1988: 637, figs 1, 2; Lundquist, 1990: 332, figs 2, D, 3, D; Karg, 1993: 166; Casanueva et al., 1994: 63, figs 5–8; Mašán &amp; Fend'a, 2010: 87, figs 60, 68, 76, 90–92; Fyodorova &amp; Kharadov, 2012: 275, 277. Type locality. England (without exact locality). Type specimens. Types of the species described by Michael (1892) are in the Natural History Museum, London (fide Lundquist &amp; Edler, 1979). Type host. The common mole, Talpa europaea (L., 1758), in its nests. Host range. Haemogamasus horridus is able to parasitise a wide range of rodents and insectivores (Zemskaya, 1973; Haitlinger, 1988), and no particular species of mammals can be regarded as its principal host. Distribution. This species has been collected from Europe, the Near East, Kyrgyzstan, and South America (Evans &amp; Till, 1966; Zemskaya, 1973; Casanueva et al., 1994; Cicek et al., 2008), though it is apparently absent in North America (Williams et al., 1978; Whitaker et al., 2007). The data on its presence in Asiatic Russia are very scant. Zemskaya (1973) mentioned it from Tomsk Region (Western Siberia), and this remains the [...]

Hirstionyssus isabellinus Oudemans 1913

Hirstionyssus isabellinus (Oudemans, 1913) Liponyssus isabellinus<... more Hirstionyssus isabellinus (Oudemans, 1913) Liponyssus isabellinus Oudemans 1913a: 384. Hirstionyssus arvicolae Zemskaya 1955: 366, figs 790–792. Hirstionyssus isabellinus— Fonseca 1948: 297; Willmann 1952: 406; Bregetova 1956: 181, 189, figs 29, 34, 401, 418–419, 462–465; Lange 1958: 217; Piryanik 1962: 107; Allred &amp; Beck 1966: 29, figs 34, 91, 138, 183, 240, 295, 339, 441, 476, 521, 525, 574; Evans &amp; Till 1966: 295, fig. 73; Herrin 1970: 427, figs 1–4, 67–68; Zemskaya 1973: 83; Koroleva 1977: 138, figs 4(6), 6(8); Nikulina 1987: 233, 234; Senotrusova 1987: 86, fig. 41; Goncharova et al. 1991: 71; Mašán &amp; Fend'a 2010: 135, figs 139–144. Echinonyssus isabellinus— Tenorio 1984: 270. Hirstionyssus galeatus Feider &amp; Solomon 1960: 607, figs 1–8. Echinonyssus galeatus— Tenorio 1984: 268. Type locality: The Netherlands. Type series: Unknown. Type host: Oudemans (1913a) indicated Arvicola terrestris, Mus musculus, Talpa europaea, and Mustela erminea as the hosts of the mite individuals, which were used by him to establish a new species. Host range: H. isabellinus is found on a very broad circle of mammal hosts, and neither can be designated as the principal host for this mite. H. isabellinus was found on many species of voles (of different genera), mice, shrews, pikas, rats, ground squirrels etc. (Herrin 1970; Yudin et al. 1976; Senotrusova 1987; Goncharova et al. 1991; Whitaker et al. 2007; Korallo 2009; Krasnov et al. 2010; Mašán &amp; Fend'a 2010). It was found also in birds' nests (Mašán &amp; Fend'a 2010). Distribution: Eurasia and North America (Allred &amp; Beck 1966; Herrin 1970; Whitaker et al. 2007). In Asiatic Russia H. isabellinus occurs in all regions, including the extreme North (Yudin et al. 1976; Davydova &amp; Nikol'sky 1986; Nikulina 2004).

Maxim V. Vinarski - Saint-Petersburg State University

Papers by Maxim V. Vinarski