 V. V. Sobolev lectured and headed the astrophysics sub department at Leningrad State University (Saint Petersburg State University).His monograph "Moving Sidereal Covers" (Leningrad State University publishing house, 113 pages) became the classics of theoretical astrophysics.Simultaneously V. V. Sobolev worked on a voluntary basis at the Astronomical observatory of Leningrad State University as director.