%0 Journal Article %T Scientific activity of academician Sergei Vernov in Apatity (Kola Peninsula) and Leningrad during the years 1968¨C1982 %A V. A. Dergachev %J Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions (ASTRA) %D 2011 %I %R 10.5194/astra-7-137-2011 %X This paper is dedicated to the 100th birthday anniversary of academician S. N. Vernov. Academician Sergei Vernov (1910¨C1982), an outstanding Russian space physicist, was the first national scientist who initiated the cosmic ray programme and radiation studies onboard the first Soviet artificial satellites. He initiated the holding of All-Union conferences, seminars and winter schools on space physics and was the chairman of these events. %U http://www.astrophys-space-sci-trans.net/7/137/2011/astra-7-137-2011.html