Vladimir Moisseyevitch Leitchik (06-11-1928 – 23-07-2013)

244 Se guey Shelo , La issa Mane ko | Vladimi Moisseye i ch Lei chik | (06-11-1928 – 23-07-2013) Vladimi Moisseye i ch Lei chik (06-11-1928 – 23-07-2013) The Russian linguis ic science los a well-known specialis in philo- logy, lexicology and e minological science — Vladimi Moisseye i ch Lei chik, who passed away on 23 July, 2013. I ’s di icul o w i e abou him in he pas , because he is among us — his colleagues, s uden s, scien is s and eache s. Vladimi Moisseye ch Lei chik was a b illian s uden , who g adua ed om he Depa men o Romanic languages a Lomonosso Moscow S a e Uni e si y. He was a b oad-minded pe son in e es ed in cul u al s udies, cogni i e linguis ics, e minology science and he heo y o languages o special pu poses. Being a eal philologis on his pa h he go acquain ed wi h many new sides o philological endea o : he augh F ench and Russian, wo ked as an in e p e e , ead cou ses in linguis ic his o y, Russian cul u e and ounda ions o e minology s udies. The echnical ansla ion b ough him o he main s eam o his whole li e, o which he de o ed mo e han 50 yea s – hese a e in es iga ions and p ac ical wo k wi h scien i ic and e minological da a. Thanks o him his domain o linguis ic and lexicological knowledge became a sepa a e scien i ic discipline. I is necessa y o admi ha he was he leading Russian expe in p ac ical and heo e ical issues o e minology, who c ea ed an o iginal concep ion o his scien i ic sphe e. The key idea o his heo e ical me a-language was he unde s anding o he e m as a complex language uni o special pu poses based on h ee laye s including a na u al language subs a um, logical subs a um and a pu ely e minological na u e o he lexeme. All hese laye s a e e ealed in o mal, con en and unc ional s uc u e o a e m. The heo y o Vladimi Lei chik is an answe o many issues o mode n e minology. They ouch he na u e o e minology as a science, i s heo e ical and applied subdi isions, he di e ence be ween e minology and e minological sys ems, e minology and nomencla u e, he o ma ion and usage o e minological me hods, basic p inciples o he no ma i e wo k wi h scien i ic and e minological lexicon, and o he s. The book by 245Te minologija | 2013 | 20 Lei chik Te minology: i s subjec , me hods and s uc u e epublished many imes became a classical schola ly wo k desc ibing he e minological sphe e. I ’s di icul o ind a mode n scien i ic pape , in which he su name o Lei chik is no men ioned o his monog aph is no ci ed. Vladimi Lei chik showed he pa h o g ea science o many young esea che s being a scien i ic ad iso , o icial opponen a disse a ion de ense, o a e iewe o hei esea ch pape s. We wan o ma k his pa icipa ion in he scien i ic p epa a ion o specialis s no only om Moscow, bu also om a ious pa s o Russia. Among his s uden s (and now hey a e Doc o s o Philology and ull p o esso s) he e a e schola s om K asnoya sk, Nijniy No go od, Pe m, Pya igo sk, Sa a o , Tjumen and o he ci ies. He made e e y e o o popula ize science. One o he mos no able popula science books de o ed o lexicology and e minology is called People and wo ds (Люди и слова). This olume can be ecommended o pupils o senio classes a school and uni e si y s uden s o ge acquain ed wi h lexical p oblems o echnical and p o essional cha ac e . We should say ha he was a unique pe son, who s ood o he p es ige o So ie and la e Russian science ab oad. He ook an ac i e pa in he p epa a ion and publica ion o a icles o Russian and Uk ainian au ho s in English and Ge man, i appea ed as Russian e minology science (1992–2002) in Vienna in 2004. This collec ion o wo ks ep esen s Russian and Uk anian e minology science o a g ea ex en . Vladimi Lei chik was a ull membe o Russian Academy o Na u al Sciences (РАЕН) and was awa ded by in e na ional and Russian o ganiza ions. He ook pa in a numbe o Russian and in e na ional con e ences. His name is known no only in Russia, bu a away i s bo de s. His ull li e ended, bu a scien i ic immo ali y begins: his pape s, scien i ic ideas and esul s will s ay wi h us o e e . Gau a 2013-11-06 Se guey Shelo D . o Sciences in Philology, Leading Resea che , Head o Te minology Cen e, Ins i u e o Russian Language, Russian Academy o Sciences La issa Mane ko D . o Sciences in Philology, Full P o esso , Head o Chai o he Theo y and P ac ice o he English language a he Depa men o High School o T ansla ion and In e p e a ion a Lomonosso Moscow S a e Uni e si y