vedonov's method, thanks to which boris gistaltsev was able to find, has remained an effective workingfor more than half a century, which helps in solving the most complex crimes. how crimes are solved, many crimes of past years, these are the traces that, therefore, were removed long ago 10, 15, 20 years ago, now, when a genetic array has been created, a fingerprint array, federal, and those crimes work, sometimes after 15, after 20 years, and the person is identified, that is, i believe that this method was subsequently developed, improved, at present, well, most of these crimes are solved thanks, including to his contribution to film science. leonid georgievich's contribution to forensics is difficult to overestimate, but our time introduces new methods into life. digital methods and vedonov's method is successfully adapted to modern realities, when traces can be not only physical, but virtual, when psychiatry and psychology have stepped far forward, and expert capabilities have become fantastic, but no matter how rapidly technology and technology develop, the basis of everything is