Lyudmila Alekseevna Verbitskaya: The “Ukrainian Start” of the Russian Philologist

The activities of the prominent Russian organizer science, scientist, and teacher higher education, Lyudmila Alekseevna Verbitskaya (Bubnova), are extremely relevant. Studying her experience allows us to form an effective work algorithm for our contemporary seeking make a personal contribution development national science education. To conduct study, authors have used such methods as analysis, synthesis, generalization, comparison, well number purely historical methods: historical-systemic, comparative, retrospective. publication is analyze previously unpublished documents from archive Ivan Franko Lviv State University on Bubnova’s stay in Children’s Labour Colony, where criminals children repressed Soviet citizens were kept together. famous philologist only female rector history St. Petersburg University. began career Ukraine, being admitted Children's Labor she was daughter “enemy people.” article based unique archival that permit initial formation future philologist; among them L. A. handwritten autobiography (1953), petition head department children's colonies region, Major Chumakov, admission faculty philology (department philology), Bubnova's texts Ukrainian written entrance examination university, documentary data grades at language literature, language, USSR, geography, foreign language. Of interest sheet, academic certificate first year university with results 8 exams tests semester 12 second semester, coursework. conclude “Lviv period” life education gave (Bubnova) launching pad scientific administrative career.