Honoring of the famous Soviet historian A.M. Pankratova, held at the Institute of History of the USSR of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, in connection with her 60th anniversary and 40th anniversary of social, scientific and pedagogical activity. Corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences MV Nechkina makes a report on the scientific and social activities of A. M. Pankratova. A. M. Pankratova is greeted by academicians: I. E. Grabar, V. P. Volgin, V. V. Struve; Deputy Minister of Education of the RSFSR L. V. Dubrovina, Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Soviet Women Z. P. Troitskaya and others. AM Pankratova speaks in return.