Leonov Ivan Grigorievich - First Rector of the Rostov Pedagogical Institute

The article is devoted to the life and work of the first rector of the Rostov Pedagogical Institute Ivan Grigorievich Leonov: starting his career as an ordinary soldier of the food detachment, he made a dizzying career, becoming at the origins of the creation of a number of higher educational institutions in the country, from the Rostov Pedagogical Institute to the rector of the University of Chisinau. Like most party workers in the country, he did not stay in one place for a long time, changing cities and positions according to the instructions of the party. In the final period of his activity, he completely switched to pedagogical work, heading a number of departments of Marxism-Leninism and the History of the CPSU in a number of universities in the country. The life path of the person in question is a reflection of the career of a party worker of the 1920-1950s.