Black Earth Research Articles

ECOLOGICAL RATIONING OF DOSES OF A MULTICOMPONENT CARBONCONTAINING PREPARATION THROUGH HEAVY METAL CONTENT AND SOIL MICROBIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY

The article deals with the results of environmental regulation of doses introduced into a multicomponent carbon-containing preparation for the burning of heavy metals and the microbiological activity of the soil. The relevance of the research is based on, on the one hand, in global degradation, degasification and reduction of soil fertility. On the other hand, it is the worldwide accumulation of production and consumption waste. This study aimed to assess the effect of doses of the product from ash, slag, and carbon black on pH, heavy metal content, and microbiological activity of ordinary chernozem soil for cultivating spring wheat. The experiments were conducted in a walled-zone of Northern Kazakhstan. Soil pH was determined by a potentiometric method, the application of floe discovered the microbiological activity of the soil, the microflora was accounted for by sowing the soil suspension on solid nutrient media, and heavy metals were determined by stripping voltammetry. Bacteria utilizing organic nitrogen compounds; microorganisms consuming mineral nitrogen; oligonitrophils; bacteria mobilizing mineral phosphates; cellulose-destroying microorganisms; nitrification and mushrooms were studied. The studied preparation was observed to contribute to the neutralization of the soil, and the activation of microbiological processes. According to the evidence, it can be verified that the preparation of ash and carbon black ambiguously affects the number of microorganisms. An increase in the number of ammonifying bacteria, nitrifying agents and the coefficient of transformation of organic matter, as well as an increase in the availability of soil with easily hydrolyzed nitrogen, were noted. The content of heavy metals did not exceed the maximum permissible concentration. Thus, the use of a product based on ash, slag, and carbon black to fertilize black earth soils on spring wheat crops are environmentally safe.

Минерагеническое районирование керамических глин Воронежской антеклизы

Введение: На территории Центрально-Черноземного района керамические глины являются ценным и одновременно дефицитным сырьем. Они приурочены к отложениям мамонской толщи верхнего девона, аптского яруса нижнего мела, свитам: киевской эоцена, берекской олигоцена, шапкинской миоцена и усманской плиоцена. Глины разновозрастных месторождений отличаются по условиям образования, вещественному составу и качеству. Поэтому вопрос о минерагеническом районировании керамических глин является актуальным. Методика: Решение задач по минерагеническому районированию определило использование комплекса методик. Были проведены полевые исследования, камеральные построения фациальных карт и разрезов, лабораторные и технологические испытания. На основании комплексного анализа полученных данных выделены таксоны для регионального минерагенического районирования в рангах: минерагенические (рудные) зоны, районы и узлы. В процессе проведения работ задокументирован и опробован керн более 50 скважин, описаны и опробованы породы свыше 90 точек наблюдений (обнажения и карьеры) в пределах Воронежской, Курской, Липецкой, Орловской областей. Подготовлены пробы, с помощью прецизионных методов (дифрактометрический и электронно-микроскопический) изучен минеральный и химический составы глин около 200 образцов. Результаты и обсуждение: Керамические глины мамонской толщи формировались в пролювиально-делювиальных и озерно-болотных фациях. Для них выделена Мамонская минерагеническая зона, которая включает в себя Павловск-Калачский район, а в нем перспективная Воробьевская площадь. Керамические глины апта приурочены к озерно-болотным и лагунно-морским обстановкам. Ценные огнеупорные разности образовались на суше в результате «проточного» диагенеза, тугоплавкие – при осадконакоплении. Различия в условиях формирования повлекли за собой отличия в вещественном составе и качестве глинистого сырья. Это позволило выделить Воронежский и Курско-Елецкий минерагенические районы. Они входят в состав Малоархангельск-Воронежской минерагенической зоны. Воронежский минерагенический район соответствует распространению континентальных фаций, Курско-Елецкий – лагунно-морских. Для керамических глин кайнозоя минерагеническое районирование не проводилось, т.к. это сырье невысокого качества, месторождения рассредоточены по территории и площади развития фаций незначительны. Выводы: впервые методом близкой аналогии выделены минерагенические таксоны для разновозрастных керамических глин, подсчитаны прогнозные ресурсы. Суммарно по категории Р3 они составили 51,1 млн т

Влияние органических удобрений и природного цеолита на содержание пигментов и урожайность растений рапса сорта Риф

Abstract. A comprehensive study of raw materials in the Lipetsk region as organic waste in conjunction with zeolite-containing rocks in crop production is necessary to obtain new fundamental knowledge. The purpose of the study was to study the influence of different norms of fertilizers on photosynthetic capacity and pigment of plant leaves and the yield of spring rapeseed under conditions of forest-steppe of Central Black Earth Region. Method of research. In the course of research, records and observations were made using the method of laying and conducting field experiments, which is generally accepted in agronomic science [3]. The number of chlorophylls a and b and the amount of caratinoids were determined using a spectrophotometric method. Results. Research conducted in the field experience on the basis of the Yelets State University named after I. A. Bunin allowed us to establish the influence of natural zeolite and organic fertilizers on changes in the pigment composition of leaves and productivity of spring rape plants in the rosette and flowering phases. Plants in the flowering phase had the highest photosynthetic potential. It was found that the application of organic fertilizers significantly contributed to the accumulation of chlorophyll a in plants and pigments in General at all the studied phases of development, and their joint use with zeolite led to an increase in crop yield. The maximum increase in yield was obtained in the variant with the introduction of chicken manure 10 t/ha and zeolite 3 t/ha, which was 16.8 c/ha compared to the control. The carried out researches allow to recommend the use of organic waste of poultry farms together with natural zeolite Terbunskiy field in the conditions of forest-steppe of Central Black Earth Region on leached Chernozem under spring rape. Scientific novelty. In the conditions of forest-steppe Central Black Earth Region first determined the optimal application rate of chicken manure and natural zeolite, which contribute to the increase in photosynthetic capacity and pigmentation of plant leaves that allows to obtain high yield and good seed quality.

Factors of Demographic Processes in Russian Agrarian Society in the Second Half of the 19th – Late 20th Centuries (Tambov Region Data)

This paper outlines factors that impacted the change of demographic behavior of the rural population of the Central Black Earth Region from the middle of the 19th century to the late 20th century. Factor scores have been determined when modeling demographic processes in 1,500 rural settlements. The authors rely on a classical view that late traditional society was highly dependent on negative natural events, characterized by low migration and strong ties of birth rates with death rates. It has been shown that extraordinary positive factors (the rise of zemstvo medicine in particular) stimulated unlimited natural growth. Short-term stress factors (wars, hunger and epidemics) led to compensatory reproduction. The authors also come to a conclusion that modernized society (the latter half of the 20th century) had more complicated relations between demographic behavior factors. The evolution of modernized micro-communities (individual settlements) was subjected to a great number of nonlinear effects. The data demonstrate that the agrarian society at the time continued the move to natural growth although to a lesser extent than during the previous stages. However, the results of such an intention were largely neutralized by migration.

PROSPECTS FOR THE MARKETING DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGANIC PRODUCTS MARKET IN UKRAINE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT WORLD TRENDS

The article deals with the theoretical and practical aspects of the organic market development in Ukraine in view of the retrospective dynamics and current trends of the world and domestic markets. In particular, the author has thoroughly investigated the significant potential in organic farming due to the presence in Ukraine of almost 50 % of the world's black earth reserves. The necessity to use the principles of organic farming is substantiated, especially in the context of compensation for the exhaustion of land resources in Ukraine due to the intensification of agriculture, since the use of organic fertilizers gradually increases the content of humus in the soil, and therefore increases its productivity. In addition, the main reasons for the lack of implementation pace of organic production principles and practices, including low market solvency, are analyzed, with only 20 % of domestic organic production remaining in the domestic market and most of it being exported. Studies of global and local organic markets were conducted to identify specific traits, dynamics and attempts to predict the development of key parameters in different regional markets in order to determine Ukraine's place and prospects in this market. The market conditions of organic products on the world, European and Ukrainian markets are analyzed. The features of the assortment, the distribution between the regions, the dynamics peculiarities of development in different regions of the world and Ukraine are highlighted. In the course of the study the analysis technique of dynamics series and retrospective analysis were used. The conducted analysis of the world and European markets for organic agricultural products shows the significant dynamics and realization prospects of a wide range of products in these markets. Due to the fact that Ukraine has low logistical costs for the potential export of products to the European market and low cost of organic products due to low labor costs, as well as the potential of land resources, we consider that the export of organic products to the European market is promising. The analysis of the internal market for organic products shows little dynamics due to low purchasing power. Therefore, the development of the domestic organic agricultural sector is seen in the study of the foreign market and export orientation. The results of the study are of practical value to producers and other participants in the Ukrainian organic market for forming their own production program, adjusting the production orientation and the range of products produced. Keywords: organic market, organic production, organic agriculture, world market, marketing research, conjuncture, export, import.

First record of Geoglossum fallax (Geoglossaceae, Ascomycota) in the southernmost region of the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil

Informally known as black earth tongue, Geoglossum fallax has a large terrestrial dark brown or black ascoma. The species belongs to the Geoglossomycetes class of fungi, which includes the genera Geoglossum, Sarcoleotia, Thuemenidium and Trichoglossum. This study describes the first record of G. fallax in Bahia, northeastern Brazil, and presents the species’ main identification features. The specimens were found growing on a lawn, in Campus X, Bahia State University (UNEB), municipality of Teixeira de Freitas, southernmost region of Bahia state. After gross inspection and microscopy, all specimens were identified based on the specialized literature. Slides and exsiccata of specimens were deposited in the Fungi Collection, Fungal Biology Laboratory, Campus X, UNEB. This is the first record of G. fallax in northeastern Brazil.

The Sources of Income and the Dynamics of Heavy Metals in the Soil of Different Agro-Ecosystems with Their Long-Term Agricultural Use

In the present work, an attempt was made to determine the dynamics of the content of gross forms of heavy metals in long (50 years) field experiments of various agroecosystems on various fertilizer backgrounds. In the ecosystem of the field five-field grain-crop crop rotation, the dynamics of the content of heavy metals was more clearly expressed due to their higher removal due to a higher yield of crops entering the crop rotation, as well as more significant inflows of heavy metals to the soil with mineral fertilizers and manure at a dose of 20 tons / ha per rotation sowing volume. The main sources of heavy metals in the soil are the mineral and especially organic fertilizers. Introduction of mineral and organic fertilizers, even in moderate doses for 10 rotations has contributed to the content of heavy metals in the ploughed layer typical black earth and resulted in exceeding the concentrations of individual elements (Pb, Cd ), having high background values.

Compositional variability of pigments and related materials used in stone reliefs from the Tula Archaeological Zone, Mexico: Overcoming challenges of a highly restored site

Tula is a monumental complex arranged in terraces and platforms, where the stone architecture is decorated with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic carvings, and polychromed stone reliefs. As a first step for designing appropriate restoration and conservation strategies, the characterization of the color palette of the reliefs was performed. The simultaneous occurrence of salts, conservation materials and pollution represented a major challenge that required a combination of non-destructive in situ analyses and laboratory tests on a limited number of samples. The pigments identified include Maya blue, hematite, jarosite, black earth and calcite, while gypsum was present both as part of the pictorial technique and as an alteration product. Finally, environmental pollution together with water availability was found responsible for the salt damage of the painted surfaces.

Estimating the Frequency and Extent of Overbank Flow of a Baseflow‐Dominated Stream Flowing through a Wetland

AbstractRiver floodplains provide critical habitat for a wide range of animal and plant species and reduce phosphorus and nitrogen loads in streams. It has been observed that baseflow‐dominated streams flowing through wetlands are commonly at or near bankfull and overflow their banks much more frequently than other streams. However, there is very little published quantitative support for this observation. The study focuses on a 1‐km reach of Black Earth Creek, a stream in the Midwestern United States (U.S.). We used one‐dimensional hydraulic modeling to estimate bankfull discharge at evenly spaced stream cross sections, and two‐dimensional modeling to quantitate the extent of wetland inundation as a function of discharge. We then used historical streamflow data from two U.S. Geological Survey gaging stations to quantitate the frequency of wetland inundation. For the with‐sediment case, the frequency of overbank conditions at the 38 cross sections in the wetland ranged from 3 to 85 days per year and averaged 43 days per year. Ten percent of the wetland was inundated for an average of 35 days per year. For the without‐sediment case, the frequency of overbank conditions ranged from 2.6 to 48 days per year and averaged 14 days per year. Also, 10% of the wetland was inundated for an average of 25 days per year. These unusually high rates of floodplain inundation are likely due in part to the very low stream gradient and shallow depths of overbank flow.

Основные источники по изучению институциональных и социальных аспектов коллективизации черноземной деревни. На материалах региональных архивов 1928–1932 гг.

The article is devoted to the socially significant and debatable theme in the Russian history – collectivization in the Black Earth village. Extensive historiography is devoted to this problem; therefore, the authors draw attention to the study of the least studied aspects of the agrarian transformations carried out by the Soviet government in 1928–1930. In their opinion, analysis and study of social and institutional factors will determine the causes, identify the mechanism, and establish the consequences of the collectivization. The publication strives to identify key archival sources on the issue in the Black Earth region archives. The geographical framework is the Central Black Earth region gubernias, that is, modern Lipetsk, Belgorod, Tambov, Kursk, Oryol, and Voronezh regions. The study takes into account administrative and territorial reforms in the Central Black Earth region, as well as subsequent acquisition and reforming of archival fonds. Traditionally, Soviet historiography on collectivization focused on the creation of collective farms and struggle with against the kulaks. Contrariwise, modern historiography on the problem of the prosecutor’s office activities, the courts, the OGPU in the Black Earth village is still emergent, as many fonds were classified under the Soviet period and some remain so at least partially to this day. In preparing the article, documents have been identified in the regional archives of the Tambov, Kursk, Oryol, Belgorod, Voronezh, and Lipetsk regions, which have been previously unpublished and never introduced into scientific use. They reveal various aspects of the activities of main state institutions and social groups in the village. They detail the activities of the prosecutor’s office, MTS political departments, district control commissions, the struggle against the kulaks, and some other subjects. The study of the sources on the topic permits to assert that the fonds of these archives contain documents and materials of some interest. Introduction into scientific use of this wide range of sources enables to conduct critical analysis of the socio-political realities of 1928–30 and to construct a dynamic model of the Black Earth village development.

Quality of Guava Seed (Psidium guajava L.) White and Red Varieties on Different Substrates

The guava tree is the fruit of the guava tree of the species Psidium guajava L. belonging to the family of Myrtaceae a rustic fruit and adapts to the most varied types of soils. It is a fleshy fruit, thin-skinned, green, or when mature yellowish and very rich in soluble fibers. Seed germination is influenced by factors such as substrate, which can improve germination, resulting in the acquisition of more vigorous seedlings. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Tocantins, Gurupi/TO, in 2017. The seeds of guava Kumagai and Paluma (Psidium guajava L.) used in the experiment were taken directly from the fruit, which was collected in the urban region of Gurupi in March 2017. For the two varieties evaluated, both for the first emergence count and seedling emergence, the substrates stood out: organic compound + black earth + commercial substrate (55% and 37%) (67% and 49%), washed sand + rice straw + black earth (52% and 36%) (52% and 36 %) lower substrates: washed sand (46% and 10%) (66% and 35%) and rice straw + sawdust + black ground (47% and 7%) (59% and 31%), respectively. The substrates: organic compound + black earth + commercial substrate and washed sand + rice straw + black earth provided the highest values of viability and vigour in white and red pulp guava seeds.

Distinct features of adaptive and productive potential of prospective pear varieties

The goal of the research is to identify the most productive and environmentally sustainable varieties of pear in the conditions of the Central Black Earth region of Russia. The research was carried out from 2015 to 2017 in the Oryol Oblast on leached black earth. The average humus content in the arable layer was 6.0–6.5%, phosphorus – 21–27 mg/100g, potassium – 12–15 mg/100 g. Soil acidity was 5.7–6.1. The thickness of the humus horizon was 40–75 cm. The degree of saturation of the bases was within 91%. Climate in the region is moderate-continental, heat is sufficient for the normal growth and development of fruit plants. The trees were planted in 2004; the scheme of planting was 6x4 m. The stock was seedlings of common pear. Accounting was conducted using the “Program and method of studying fruit, berry and nut crop varieties” (Oryol, 1999). The varieties Pamiati Yakovleva and Annushka are characterized by a restrained growth force – 3.5–3.8 m. In the natural climatic conditions of the Oryol Oblast, the Annushka and Velesa varieties are considered hardy, the Rossoshanskaya krupnaya and Svetlyanka – medium-hardy. Varieties Annushka and Velesa are quite resistant to the pathogens of scab, brown and white spotting – the average score for damage to fruits and leaves did not exceed 1.5. On average, for 3 years the yield of the Rossoshanskaya krupnaya pear variety was at the level of the zoned control variety Pamiati Yakovleva. Yields were 112.2 and 108.3 centners per hectare, respectively. The yield of the Annushka variety was 7.5 centners per hectare, or 6.7% higher than that of the control variety.

Формування симбіотичного апарату гороху посівного залежно від удобрення мінеральними добривами та регуляторів росту в умовах Лісостепу Західного

The article presents the main results reached in our study of the influence of mineral fertilizers and growth regulators on formation of the symbiotic apparatus of field pea varieties of the conditions of Western Forest-Steppe. Experimental part of the research was carried out during 2016-2018 in the experimental field of the Training and Production Center "Podilya" at the State Agrarian and Engineering University in Podilya. The field experiment was laid down in the research ten-digit crop rotation. Soil of the experimental field was the typical black earth, characterized as deep, low-humus, and heavy gravel on forest-like loams. The research was set under the optimal conditions for the formation of nodulation apparatus on the roots of the following pea varieties: Gotovsky, Chekbek and Fargus. During the growth stage BBSN 60-69, with application of N30P30K45 fertilizer combined with Vimpel growth regulator, was recorded both the highest general number of nodules per plant, and the highest number of active nodules. With the same combination of mineral fertilizer and growth regulator, the Gotovsky variety demonstrated the rates of 43,2 nodules per plant, including 19,1 active nodules per plant; the Checkback variety demonstrated the rates of 52.2 nodules per plant, including 23.4 active nodules per plant; the Fargus variety demonstrated 41.6 nodules, 16.2 active nodules per plant, respectively.

Reduction of soil layer losses when harvesting sugar beet in the conditions of the central black earth region

When cultivating sugar beets, harvesting is one of the most labor-intensive operations. But in terms of quality and operational and technological performance, the machines used do not meet modern agrotechnical requirements, especially in conditions of high soil moisture (25 - 29%). With an increase in soil moisture, its adhesion to the working surfaces of the digging organs and the heap cleaner increases, reducing their separating ability. We propose to improve the cleaning technology by modernizing the design of the separating stars. This is achieved by using cylindrical brushes (in the amount of three pieces), which are mounted vertically to the horizontal plane of the star's rods. One end of the cylindrical brush is attached to one of the ends of the star bar, and the other end of the brushes is in the hollow bracket. All brushes are located at the same distance from each other along the periphery of the star. The second ends of the brushes, located in the hollow bracket, are fixed to each other and move freely in it. This improved design will allow the brushes to interact with the contaminated surface of the sprocket guard, improving their cleaning ability and eliminating cleaning breaks when working in harsh conditions.

The geographical distribution of passenger railway hubs in Russia

The geographical distribution of 550 passenger railway nodes that are serving longer distance trains were studied. It’s containing 622 stations, which encompass more than 97% of passenger departures total number on the railway in 2016 were selected and grouped according to its size and the main nodes’characteristics were analyzed. Studying dependence of node’s rank and size from number of people, which live in its area, revealed that the less population size center is, the more other factors influence. The factual and ideal Zipf’s curve for the hierarchy of railway nodes were analyzed and its discrepancy was identified. An excessive role of Moscow as a main node and of Saint Petersburg as the second center is a feature in the hierarchy of nodes. This research also represents the analysis of nodes’ upper groups (more than 250 000 passenger departures per year). Spatial distribution of passenger railway nodes on the territory of Russia is descripted and the similarity of it with area of main resettlement was found. However, the density of relatively large nodes increases in Central and Central Black Earth economic regions and in Circum-Pontic region

Logistic approach to the production and processing of agricultural products

AIC is a complex system that includes several areas, a significant number of subcomplexes, a variety of industries, interconnected by logistics flows. It is important that the logistics flows are properly regulated, contribute to the full use of agricultural raw materials, by-products from the processing of raw materials, provide a synergistic effect for all participants in the supply chain. Under the conditions of the Central Black Earth Economic Region, the development of dairy and sugar beet subcomplexes, capable of developing integration ties, improving crop rotation, and providing jobs in the first and third sectors of the agricultural sector, is proposed as system-forming ones.

Improving the optimization methodology for the structure of agrolandscapes

The unstable economic situation of agricultural producers and the agrarian sector as a whole necessitates the search for methods of organizing production to ensure stabilization and a consistent improvement of the agricultural sector. The analysis of the territory as the basis of the agro-industrial complex is of great importance, and therefore, it is necessary to develop a combination of optimizing agrolandscapes aimed at improving the efficiency of agricultural production. In this regard, the authors improved the methodology for optimizing the structure of agrolandscapes based on determining the influence degree of the level of anthropogenic load on the ecological condition of the territory, which, in turn, directly depends on the ratio of agricultural lands of the agrolandscape and determining the share of each type of land on the growth of ecological and economic efficiency of the territory. Within the proposed methodology the cumulative impact of natural and anthropogenic factors was assessed using two agricultural enterprises of the Voronezh region as an example. It made possible to comprehensively assess the environmental effectiveness of the study area. This technique of optimizing the structure of the agricultural landscape of enterprises can provide the environmental and economic efficiency assessment of any agricultural enterprise in the Central Black Earth Region of the Russian Federation.

Экономические причины Антоновского восстания и поземельные конфликты

The crisis in agriculture in the first years of Soviet power was the result of a number of systemic mistakes, both in the political sphere and in the economy. Food requisitioning, repression, mobilization, a brutal struggle against desertion, the forcible planting of collective farms, abuses by local authorities and a number of accompanying factors led to an increase in social tension. But the key reason for the emergence of “Antonovschina”, nevertheless, was the economic situation of the village and the limited resources to which both the village and the state claimed. We examine the problem of the influence of land conflicts on the growth of anti-Soviet sentiments in the black earth village. The influence of the land issue on the development of a powerful peasant movement is investigated. Within the framework of land conflicts in the village, contradictions in the goals of the authorities and the peasantry, the polarity of their ideas and values (including in mental attitudes) played an equally important role. It was these reasons that formed the economic and political conflict in the black earth village in the period under study, rooted in the events of 1917–1918.

Клинико-эпидемиологические особенности новой коронавирусной инфекции COVID-19 в центрально-черноземном регионе России

The article provides an analysis of a large-scale epidemic outbreak caused by human coronaviruses. The epidemiological situation in the world and the Russian Federation is analyzed, which forced specialists to significantly increase the level of epidemiological danger from coronaviruses. The epidemic situations of the incidence in six regions of the Central Black Earth Region are described, the dynamics and regional features of the spread and nature of the course of the new coronavirus infection Covid-19 are generalized and systematized. Some epidemiological aspects of this infection in the territory of the Voronezh region are described. The dynamics of the epidemic process is described and a number of epidemiological indicators are analyzed (daily increase in morbidity and mortality, distribution of the duration of lethal diseases, risk groups, etc.). The clinical and epidemiological features of the combined forms of infections are analyzed: the prevalence of a moderate course, the risk of complications in risk groups. The difficulty of verifying this infection from other viral infections based on the clinical picture, the high virulence and severity of the course has been established. It was shown that the mobilization of health care to combat coronavirus infection revealed the main thing: the health care system has resources and mechanisms through which it is possible to quickly switch to work in extreme conditions. New hospitals and beds, re-equipment with diagnostic and resuscitation equipment, accelerated retraining of doctors. All this was effective evidence that an adequate potential supply of resources will not only reduce the consequences of possible epidemics in the future, but also during the period outside the epidemic will help accelerate the adoption of effective decisions and improve the quality of medical care for the population.

ОРЛОВСКИЙ ЧЕКИСТ ГАВРИИЛ СТАРИНОВ

The purpose of the article is to study G. G. Starinov’s biography as a successful employee of the state security agencies of 1920s – 1950s. He worked his way up the career ladder from an ordinary courier to the Deputy Chief of the Republican Department of the KGB. Starting his chekist service in the Orel prov-ince, he served in the Central black earth region, visited the Urals, the South – in the Tajik SSR and the Turkmen SSR, and in the West – in the Moldavian SSR and the Estonian SSR. G.G. Starinov held senior positions in SMERSH during the Great Patriotic War. He was wounded and awarded the state awards. Besides serving in the state security agencies, G. G. Starinov served in the army, in the SPU, and in the civil service.