On December 2nd the Russian Academy of Education held a conference on the topic of “Education in Post-industrial Society” in memory of Aleksandr Mikhailovich Novikov. An honored member of the scientific community in Russia, Novikov held a doctorate in pedagogical sciences. He worked as a professor and academic at the Russian Academy of Education, was a foreign member of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, a member of the Union of Journalists, and was a laureate of the Russian State Prize. L.N. Ruliene, who studied under professor Novikov, presided over the conference and gave a presentation on “the Academician Novik