THE ART OF BEING THE HUMAN OF PRINCIPLE: REMEMBRANCE OF OLGA VAVILOVA

Abstract

The memorial article is in honor to the personality of Olga Ivanivna Vavilova, who was born and grew as a specialist of the highest qualification, the candidate of pedagogical sciences, docent of Pedagogics department, being constantly more than 40 years under the sign of Odesa I .I. Mechnikov National University. And by her devoted working she succeeded and gained authority both in teaching and assisting position and later as the Head of trade union committee of the alma-mater, actively caring of a high ratio of the only one classical university of the South of Ukraine with a 160 years history among countries and foreign higher educational institutions with the administration and rectorate. Being initiative and active person, Olga Vavilova together with the editorial board (M. Podrezova, M. Sherban, N. Jurgelaytys) founded “They are Originally from the University” with the purpose to promote the achievements of Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University via popularization a wide range of creative interests of its fully talented employees. In an accompanied foreword for the collection (2012–2019) under the title “Ne Hlibom Yedynym...” Olga Vavilova presented the main motto of the edition “There are a lot of employees in the university, whose talent and creative interest is broader than just occupation. Honest word, that gives optimism and spiritual power, will find a grateful feedback in the hearts of all enthusiasts of beauty in our opinion. So that’s this collection have all the chances to become an original, even now modest, contribution to the common heritage of spiritual existence of Ukrainian culture”. And it became true. Unfortunately, the collection withdrew in 2020. Still, the impact of Olga Vavilova in the life of Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University is modest but remarkable and important.