Abstract
The article was prepared for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Doctor of Philosophy, Professor Elena Iosifovna Kukushkina, whose professional activity since 1967 has been associated with the Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov. The article presents various periods of her work at the philosophical, sociological, and world politics and political science departments. Based on the analysis of books and articles by E. I. Kukushkina, the contribution she made to the study of the history of sociology, the Russian intelligentsia, and the founders of Russian sociological education considered. The image of a talented and sought-after teacher who imparts all her knowledge to students, postgraduates, and doctoral candidates revealed. The author concludes that E. I. Kukushkina’s approach many problems of modern social science was innovative and that a deep study of her scientific legacy is necessary.