A Tribute to A. L. Posadskov, a Distinguished Researcher of the Book

Abstract

We suggest remembering Alexander Leonidovich Posadskov (1950-2024), a mentor, book historian, bibliophile, and organizer of science, whose more than half a century of scientific activity was "long-term and fruitful interdependence" with the State Public Scientific and Technical Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GPNPTB SB RAS), dedicating a special issue of the journal to his professional interests. "The book. Reading. The media environment." The scale of his contribution to book studies is still quite difficult to assess. This will require years of studying the scientist's legacy: his scientific papers, archival materials, diaries, and documents donated by the State Scientific Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.