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Leonid Isaakovich Zvavich | |
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| Леонид Исаакович Звавич | |
 Leonid Zvavich | |
| Citizenship |  Soviet Union Russia |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Pedagogical Institute |
| Known for | Author of mathematics textbooks for secondary schools |
| Father | Isaac Semyonovich Zvavich |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Workplaces | School No. 67, Moscow |
Leonid Zvavich (19 November 1945 – 16 January 2024) was a Soviet and Russian mathematics teacher and textbook author. He spent his career at Moscow School No. 67 (formerly No. 1567) where he headed the mathematics department. He received the title People’s Teacher of the Russian Federation in 2014.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Zvavich was born in Moscow and was the son of the historian Isaac Zvavich[1][4] and Irina Zvavich. He graduated from School No. 67 in 1964 and began working there in 1965, while studying at the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute. He graduated from the institute’s mathematics department in 1969.[1][5]
Teaching and publications
[edit]At School No. 67, Zvavich taught classes specializing in mathematics.[5] From 1970, he helped develop curricula and teaching materials for schools and classes offering advanced mathematics courses. He also taught university mathematics to students at the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute and supervised student teachers during their school placements.[3]
His geometry teaching emphasized visual reasoning and the connection between diagrams and proofs. A 2006 profile in Uchitelskaya Gazeta described how he taught students to draw geometric figures freehand and used models to help them understand solid geometry. With his colleague M. Chinkina, he developed materials through which students could cut out and assemble polyhedra. He also coauthored geometry textbooks for grades 10 and 11 with Evgeny Potoskuev; the accompanying materials included problem books and guidance for teachers.[4]
Zvavich wrote or coauthored more than 100 books and articles on school mathematics, teaching, and psychology.[1] His English-language publications include two chapters written with Alexander Karp for Russian Mathematics Education: Programs and Practices, edited by Karp and Bruce R. Vogeli and published by World Scientific in 2011. The chapters discuss classroom lessons and the assessment of students in Russian schools.[6]
Teacher training and professional service
[edit]Zvavich led professional development courses for mathematics teachers in Moscow and other cities across the Soviet Union and Russia.[2][3] Beginning in 1994, he worked with the educational society Alta to organize courses in Obninsk and Moscow. His school’s staff profile reported that about 60 seminars had attracted more than 2,000 teachers.[5]
In 1987, he co-founded the All-Union Association of Mathematics Teachers, which subsequently became the Russian Association of Mathematics Teachers, and was elected its vice president. He served on education ministry advisory bodies and joined the editorial board of Matematika v Shkole (Mathematics at School) in 1989.[3]
He prepared mathematics papers for school-leaving examinations. He also helped develop papers for the Unified State Examination during its early years.[7]
Awards
[edit]- 1979 — Honorary Diploma of the Ministry of Education of the USSR and the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the USSR
- 1980 — Distinguished Worker of Public Education
- 1990 — Honoured School Teacher in Soviet Russia[3]
- 1997 — Moscow 850th Anniversary Medal
- 2003 — Badge of Distinction "For Impeccable Service to the City of Moscow"
- 2013 — "Outstanding Contributions to Education" Award from the Dynasty Foundation
- 2014 — People's Teacher of the Russian Federation[3]
Commemoration
[edit]The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Kent State University presents the Leonid Zvavich Graduate Teaching Award, named in his honour and supported by the Zvavitch family.[8]
Selected publications
[edit]- Karp, Alexander, and Leonid Zvavich (2011). “On the Mathematics Lesson.” In Alexander Karp and Bruce R. Vogeli, eds., Russian Mathematics Education: Programs and Practices. World Scientific, pp. 1–36. doi:10.1142/9789814322713_0001
- Karp, Alexander, and Leonid Zvavich (2011). “Assessment in Mathematics in Russian Schools.” In Alexander Karp and Bruce R. Vogeli, eds., Russian Mathematics Education: Programs and Practices. World Scientific, pp. 319–374. doi:10.1142/9789814322713_0008
- Zvavich, Leonid, L. Kuznetsova, and S. Suvorova (2012). Алгебра. Дидактические материалы. 7 класс [Algebra: Teaching Materials for Grade 7]. 17th ed. Moscow: Prosveshchenie. ISBN 978-5-09-028707-4. In Russian.
- Potoskuev, Evgeny, and Leonid Zvavich (2013). Геометрия. 10 класс [Geometry: Grade 10]. Advanced-level textbook, edited by A. Ryazanovsky. Moscow: Drofa. ISBN 978-5-358-11046-5. In Russian. Russian State Library catalogue
Family
[edit]- Father - Isaac Zvavich, Historian
- Brother — Andrei Isaakovich Zvavich, historian and Doctor of Historical Sciences
- Brother — Viktor Isaakovich Zvavich, historian, archivist, editor, and polyglot
- Son — Artem Zvavitch, professor of mathematics at Kent State University in Ohio, United States
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Moscow Pedagogical State University. Leonid Zvavich. Alumni profile. In Russian.
- 1 2 Staff of School No. 67 (30 January 2024). In memory of People’s Teacher of the Russian Federation Leonid Zvavich. Uchitelskaya Gazeta, Moscow edition, no. 5. In Russian.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gymnasium No. 1567. Leonid Zvavich. Staff biography. Archived 21 February 2020. In Russian.
- 1 2 Dmitriev, Boris (21 February 2006). Logic + imagination = geometry according to Zvavich. Uchitelskaya Gazeta, no. 7. In Russian.
- 1 2 3 School No. 67. Leonid Zvavich. Staff profile. Archived 25 September 2021. In Russian.
- ↑ Karp, Alexander, and Bruce R. Vogeli, eds. (2011). Russian Mathematics Education: Programs and Practices. World Scientific. Series on Mathematics Education, vol. 5. ISBN 978-981-4322-70-6. Chapters 1 and 8; see Selected publications.
- ↑ Uchitelskaya Gazeta, Moscow edition (5 April 2022). The Unified State Examination turns 15. No. 14, expert commentary section. In Russian.
- ↑ "The Leonid Zvavich Graduate Teaching Award". Kent State University. Retrieved 13 September 2026.