Rostislav Alexandrovich Shilo (russian: Ростислав Александрович Шило) (23 October 1940 – 26 April 2016) was a

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and Russian

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, an honoured worker of culture of the

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, a director of the

Novosibirsk Zoo The Novosibirsk Zoo named after Rostislav Alexandrovich Shilo (russian: Новосибирский зоопарк имени Ростислава Александровича Шило) is a scientific institution as well as a popular tourist attra ...

(1972-2016), an honorary resident of

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and a member of the

city council.

Biography

Rostislav Shilo was born on 23 October 1940 in Dalnerechensk. His father was a biologist. During

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his family moved to

. In 1961, Shilo graduated from

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in Kuybyshev and went to work for the

. In 1962, Shilo was drafted into the

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. He served in radio-technical military unit in the

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and was demobbed in 1965. After military service, Shilo returned to the Novosibirsk Zoo. He was soon appointed head of the

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s section and also became a сhairman of the trade union committee. In 1969-1972, Shilo was interim acting director of the Novosibirsk Zoo. In 1972, Shilo was appointed director of the Novosibirsk Zoo, a post he held until his death. In 1975, Shilo graduated from the Novosibirsk Agricultural Institute with a specialist degree in

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. The most significant contribution of Rostislav Shilo to the Novosibirsk Zoo development was the relocation to a new area in the Zayeltsovsky District. This process, began in 1979, took a long time, and faced many organizational and financial problems, especially in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The new zoo opened its doors to visitors in 1993, but the final relocation was completed in 2005. The zoo at once became a tourist attraction for Novosibirsk residents and visitors. Simultaneously with the relocation, the zoo was conducting the extensive scientific research work for a cultivation and preservation of

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. Shilo is the author of 50 scientific works and 9 scientific discoveries. In 1987, Shilo was awarded the honorary title of “Honoured worker of culture of

”. Since 2000, Shilo was a member of Novosibirsk's city council. On 29 June 2007 (Novosibirsk City Day), Shilo became the honorary resident of the city. Rostislav Shilo died on 26 April 2016 in Meshalkin clinic. He is buried in

Zayeltsovskoye Cemetery The Zayeltsovskoye Cemetery (russian: Заельцовское кладбище) is a cemetery in the Zayeltsovsky City District of Novosibirsk, Russia. The area of the graveyard is about 200 hectares. Notable people buried at the Zayeltsovskoye ...

Family

; Wife *Olga Vladimirovna Shilo is a Novosibirsk Zoo employee since 1983. ; Children *Daughter Oksana Rostislavovna Shilo works in music industry. *Son Andrei Rostislavovich Shilo is the current director of the Novosibirsk Zoo. *Daughter Tatyana Rostislavovna Shilo works in the Novosibirsk Zoo.

Legacy

* On 1 July 2016, the Novosibirsk Zoo was named after Rostislav Shilo. * On 4 August 2017, the monument to Rostislav Shilo was opened in Novosibirsk.

In popular culture

Rostislav Shilo was a main focus of the 1981

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"The restless post" (russian: "Беспокойная должность") by studio "Novosibirkstelefilm".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shilo, Rostislav 1940 births 2016 deaths Zoo directors 20th-century Russian zoologists 21st-century Russian zoologists