In Memoriam: Professor R.S. Belkin - Scholar, Mentor, Personality
This article is a tribute to the lasting memory of Police Major General, Dr. of Law, Merited Researcher of the Russian Federation, Professor Rafail S. Belkin on this forensics legend’s 95th birth anniversary. The author extols the civic virtues and personality and also praises the theoretical and pedagogical legacy of Professor Belkin, who spent several decades serving in the system of this country’s Ministry of the Interior, including at what is now the Management Academy of the Ministry of the Interior of Russia. Belkin’s contribution to forensic science is looked into, as is his role in training senior staff for the Soviet Union’s and then Russia’s law enforcement. A proposal is put forward to publish a full collection of works by Professor R. S. Belkin.