Yuri M. Romanovsky – destiny, science, rendezvous

The article is a recollection of Yuri Mikhailovich Romanovsky, a world-famous biophysicist, Honorary Professor of Lomonosov Moscow State Uаniversity, the stages of his life, scientific and personal destiny, of his sons – Mikhail and Alexander. The development of Yu. M. Romanovsky as a scientist and personality, the influence on him of his family, classmates, senior associates and friends, who represented the best people of Soviet and Russian science over the past 60 years, are described, as well as his personal contribution to world science – especially to mathematical biophysics. Much attention is paid to his scientific and social activities – from the chairman of the housing cooperative of scientists and teachers of Lomonosov Moscow State University to the collector of biographies of graduates of the Physics Department of Lomonosov Moscow State University, who made a huge contribution to the development of the scientific and industrial potential of our country. His enormous role in the development of cooperation between Lomonosov Moscow State University and Saratov State University in the field of biophysics and nonlinear dynamics is also presented.