Anna Peck Ph.D.
University of North Carolina, USA
FAREWELL FROM USA

I was sincerely saddened by the news of the death of Professor Genadii Nikiforovich Novikov. I had a chance to work with him several times in the early 1990's during his visits at the University of Gdansk in Poland and during my research, conducted in Eastern Siberia. I remember him as a great scholar and as a friend. His comprehensive knowledge of world history, politics and cultures impressed Polish students and faculty members during his lectures and debates, conducted at the University of Gdansk.
I met and worked with Professor Novikov again during my visit in Irkutsk, as part of an exchange program between the University of Gdansk and the University of Irkutsk. Together with my Polish colleagues, professors F. Nowinski and Z. Opacki, I - at that time Anna Zamek-Gliszczynska - experienced his warm hospitality and his promptness in removing organizational obstacles and arranging help in reaching necessary resources for our research. Both my colleagues and I had the highest respect for his professional advice.
Professor's Novikov's publications had been internationally recognized. They are available at the libraries in the United States, at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. and at the university libraries as well. For example, his book: Gollizm posle de Gollia : ideinaia i sotsialno-politicheskaia evoliutsiia 1969-1981 gg. Moskva : Izd-vo "Nauka", 1984, is available for students and professors at the library of the University of North Carolina.
Professor Novikov will be remembered with fondness and respect, both by colleagues and student.