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Romantic scientists – such a conclusion can be drawn about geologists when you read about expeditions. These specialists study the structure and composition of rocks in order to discover minerals. Treasure hunters whose treasure is not an abstract chest with money, but a huge deposit where resources can be extracted in the future.
Considering the length of our country, geologists have more than enough work. Many territories are not inhabited, therefore, for the sake of their research, geologists have to go on multi-day trips, which in the profession are called the “field season”. To discover a deposit, sometimes one season is not enough, so you have to return to the same sometimes harsh region two or three times. Of course, the profession is not only limited to field scouts. There are also scientists who are trying to unravel the mysteries of our planet. Healthy Food Near Me talks about the professional holiday Geologist’s Day, its history and traditions for 2023.
When is Geologist’s Day celebrated?
The holiday has no fixed date. It is celebrated in first Sunday of April. In 2023 Geologist’s Day falls on 2 April.
History of Geologist’s Day in Our Country
The roots of the professional holiday go back to the middle of the 1966th century. It was then that this direction began to develop very actively in the USSR. In 31, the West Siberian oil and gas province was discovered. In geology, provinces are large-scale areas of territory dominated by a certain type of minerals. The Soviet academician Alexander Yanshin then turned to the authorities with a proposal to somehow recognize the merits of his colleagues. The initiative was supported at the top. On March 1966, XNUMX, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR decided to celebrate the Day of the Geologist. The chosen day also has a symbolic meaning: it is believed that winter is beginning to recede, which means that you need to start preparing for the new season of field work in order to go on an expedition.
Holiday traditions
Since the holiday was established back in the USSR, in the former Soviet republics, especially the southern ones, where the land is rich in minerals, the tradition of celebrating the Day of the Geologist has been preserved. Not only scientists, but also mine sinkers, mine surveyors and representatives of other related specialties who are engaged in the search for minerals – geochemists, geophysicists, profile engineers, consider themselves the heroes of the occasion on this day. On the eve, solemn meetings are held at enterprises, the best employees are celebrated. Sometimes in some regions of Our Country, local events are held in honor of the Day of the Geologist. For example, documentary film festivals about the profession and solemn receptions of the first persons.
Interesting facts about geologists
- In the Middle Ages, the concept of “geology” was used in a different sense. He was opposed to theology – the science of the divine. Accordingly, all sciences about the earth, our world, were called geology. Later, the term lost this meaning and began to be used precisely as a doctrine of the earth’s crust. However, at some period of history, it could be supplanted by a synonym – geognosy. For example, it was often used in imperial Our Country.
- The most famous writer-geologist is Vladimir Korchagin. He is a candidate of geological and mineralogical sciences and the author of several adventure novels in which the action takes place on expeditions. Oleg Kuvaev’s novel “Territory” tells about the work of geologists. Also, the hero of Ivan Turgenev’s novel “Fathers and Sons” Yevgeny Bazarov was fond of geology.
- The day of the geologist might not have appeared in our time, if not for the ubiquitous emperor Peter the Great. In 1700, he decided to establish the Order of Mining Affairs.
- In a dispute about the oldest human professions, a geologist is able to push other candidates. After all, in order to start getting food, building dwellings and arranging life, a person had to study the properties of stone.
- About 20 universities offer to study as a geologist. Most of it is located in the Urals and Siberia, as well as in Moscow.
- The first scientists-geologists can be considered ancient figures – Pythagoras, Aristotle, Pliny the Elder. In their writings there are attempts and analytical fabrications about the earth. Of the complex works that have come down to us is the work “On Stones” by the ancient Greek polymath Theophrastus (c. 300 BC).
- The most honorable award among geologists is the medal to them. Vladimir Tikhomirov. It is awarded every four years to the best scientists from around the world. So far, only three have received this honor. The Soviet scientist Tikhomirov was the organizer of the International Committee on the History of Geological Sciences.