In memory of Artur Afanas'evich Mak (15 May 1930 – 21 February 2016)

The Russian laser science community has suffered a heavy loss. Artur Afanas'evich Mak, a renowned researcher, eminent organiser of Soviet and Russian science, Distinguished Science Worker of the Russian Federation, doctor of physics and mathematics, professor and a member of the Editorial Council of the Kvantovaya Elektronika (Quantum Electronics) journal, died in his 86th year.