Named in honor of Vasilij Dmitrievich Zakharchenko (1915– ), remarkable Russian journalist and writer, as well as a great romantic. An expert in engineering, he is particularly known as the editor of the popular magazine Tekhnika molodezhi (“Engineering for Youth”) for 40 years. He also edits a new magazine about adventures, travels, scientific hypotheses and science fiction called Chudesa i priklyucheniya (“Miracles and Adventures”) and is the producer of telecasts about the achievements of amateur designers and inventors. (M 26762) _ _.