The Center “Nasledie” is pleased to announce a landmark event – the publication of the first two volumes of the Collected Works of the famous Russian-American sociologist Pitirim Sorokin. The first volume of the Collected works included the works of Pitirim Sorokin from 1910 to 1914, many of which were previously unknown to the general public. The second volume of the Collected works – the book “Hunger as a Factor” is known for its difficult fate. Written in 1921-1922, but destroyed by the Bolsheviks, the book was published only in 2003.

State Budget Organization of the Republic of Komi “Center “Nasledie” after Pitirim Sorokin” together with House of Children’s Creativity (Usogorsk) organized a summer children’s ethno territorial expedition “Travel to the Homeland of Patrak”. The expedition was held from August 8 to 12, 2014.

On August 22, the Center “Nasledie” was officially visited by the son of the famous Russian-American sociologist Pitirim Sorokin – Sergei Pitirimovich Sorokin. The Director of the Center “Nasledie” Olga Yuryevna Kuzivanova told Sergei Pitirimovich about the achievements of the Center, noting in particular that a lot of was done to popularize and preserve the heritage of the famous scientist.

On August 22, a monument to the world-famous sociologist Pitirim Sorokin was opened. The sculpture was installed near the Syktyvkar State University. The solemn opening of the monument was attended by the son of Pitirim Sorokin, a professor of Harvard and Boston universities, Sergei Sorokin, who came to the Republic of Komi from the USA, as well as the author of the project, sculptor, the chairman of the Union of Russian Artists Andrei Kovalchuk.

On August 21, in the Great Hall of the State Council of the Republic of Komi, the opening of the International scientific conference “Pitirim Sorokin and paradigms of the global development of the XXIth century” (on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of his birth) was held in a solemn atmosphere.

On June 28, in the assembly hall of the educational building №4 of the Syktyvkar State University, during the solemn presentation of diplomas, letters of thanks were given to the most active participants of the meetings of the debating club at the Center “Nasledie” Ovchinnikova Emma and Luzhikova Elizaveta.

Since 2010, the pupils of the creative association “Mercy”, under the guidance of the teacher of the Children's Creativity House, Dina Ivanovna Chuprova, are studying the works written by Pitirim Sorokin during his journey to Udora in 1911.

On June 3, the methodists of the Center “Nasledie” after Pitirim Sorokin held a lecture, dedicated to the childhood of Pitirim Sorokin in the Gymnasium named after Pushkin.

The newspaper “Respublika” from April 30, 2014.

Internet link http://www.gazeta-respublika.ru/article.php/68727

The staff of the State Budget Organization of the Republic of Komi “Center “Nasledie” after Pitirim Sorokin” warmly congratulates on the birthday Sergei Pitirimovich Sorokin. We wish Sergei Pitirimovich strong health, prosperity and fruitful work in the preservation of the heritage of the world-famous Russian-American sociologist Pitirim Alexandrovich Sorokin.