Background
BARANOV, Pavel was born on July 28, 1892.
BARANOV, Pavel was born on July 28, 1892.
1917 graduated Moscow University.
1921-1928 lecturer, 1928-1945 prol, Ccntr Asian University, Tashkent. 1945-1954 at Main Botanical Gardens, USSR Academy of Sciences. 1949-1954 simultaneously Presidium chairman, Mold Branch, USSR Academy of Sciences.
From 1954 director, Komarov Botanical Institute, USSR Academy of Sciences. Specialized in embryology of orchids, anatomy of mountain plants, and biology and evolution of grapevine. Author of over 80 works.
Since religion offers a complete set of answers to the problems of purpose, morality, origins, or science, it discourages exploration of those areas by suppressing curiosity, denies its followers a broader perspective, and prevents social, moral and scientific progress.
Marxism–Leninism as the only truth could not, by its very nature, become outdated.
Correspondent member, USSR Academy of Sciences trom 1943.