Whatever we think of the eminent Russian physicist P.N. Lebedev, whatever our understanding of how his work was affected by the circumstances in and outside of Russia, whatever accounts of the highlights of his twenty-year career and personal life and of his great successes and happily not so great failures; and whatever stories of his happy moments and his countless misfortunes, one thing remains clear — P.N. Lebedev's skill and talent served well to foster the development of global science and to improve the reputation of Russia as a scientific nation.

Keywords: P.N. Lebedev, scientific school by P.N. Lebedev, history of physics in Russia PACS: 01.40.−d, 01.60.+q, 01.65.+g (all) DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0186.201602d.0159 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2016/2/e/ 000377714800005 2-s2.0-84973111658 2016PhyU...59..153S Citation: Shcherbakov R N ""As I deeply understand the importance and greatly admire the poetry of experiment,..." (on the eve of P.N. Lebedev's anniversary)" Phys. Usp. 59 153–161 (2016) BibTexBibNote ® (generic) BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks TY JOUR TI "As I deeply understand the importance and greatly admire the poetry of experiment,..." (on the eve of P.N. Lebedev's anniversary) AU Shcherbakov, R. N. PB Physics-Uspekhi PY 2016 JO Physics-Uspekhi JF Physics-Uspekhi JA Phys. Usp. VL 59 IS 2 SP 153-161 UR https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2016/2/e/ ER https://doi.org/10.3367/UFNe.0186.201602d.0159 Received: 18th, February 2015, revised: 19th, September 2015, accepted: 22nd, September 2015 Оригинал: Щербаков Р Н «"Я, как человек глубоко убеждённый и в значении и в поэзии эксперимента…" (накануне юбилея П.Н. Лебедева)» УФН 186 159–168 (2016); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0186.201602d.0159 P.N. Lebedev is author of Physics-Uspekhi