In memory of Lev Abramovich Rivlin

On 26 March 2013, the scientific community suffered a great loss with the passing of Lev Abramovich Rivlin, an outstanding physicist and a wonderful person. Doctor of Science in Physics and Mathematics, professor L.A. Rivlin was the scientific head of the Laboratory of Applied Physics of Moscow State Technical University of Radio-engineering, Electronics and Automation (MIREA) and a member of the editorial board and editorial council of Kvantovaya Elektronika since its foundation.