Background
KORSHIKOV, Aleksandr was born on November 9, 1889 in Sumy.
KORSHIKOV, Aleksandr was born on November 9, 1889 in Sumy.
1915 graduate Khar'kov University.
After graduate stayed on at university to train for professorship. After 1917 October Revol professor, Khar’kov Institute of Public Education. From 1926 professor, Khar’kov University.
From 1930 also director, Botanical Research Institute, Khar’kov University. During World War 2 fought with Ukraine partisans. Did research on the morphology, taxonomy and evolution of fresh-water algae, particularly colored flagellates.
Discovered oogamy and the existence of contractile vacuoles in Prolococcales order. Made special study of Vovocales order. Studied the algoflora of the Ukraine, Gorky Kray, the Kola Peninsula, et cetera
Religion gets people to believe something untrue.
Marxism–Leninism as the only truth could not, by its very nature, become outdated.