ology ▁at ▁the ▁Moscow ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Ser bian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁and ▁Arts . ▁ ▁, ▁Nov ik ov ▁is ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁geometry ▁and ▁topology ▁at ▁the ▁Ste k lov ▁Mathemat ical ▁Institute . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Dist ingu ished ▁University ▁Professor ▁for ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Phys ical ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology , ▁which ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁College ▁of ▁Computer , ▁Mathemat ical , ▁and ▁Natural ▁Sciences ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁College ▁Park ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁Princi pal ▁Research er ▁of ▁the ▁Land au ▁Institute ▁for ▁The oret ical ▁Physics ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Nov ik ov ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Wolf ▁Prize ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁algebraic ▁topology , ▁differential ▁topology ▁and ▁to ▁mathematical ▁physics . ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁just ▁eleven ▁mathemat icians ▁who ▁received ▁both ▁the ▁Field s ▁Medal ▁and ▁the ▁Wolf ▁Prize . ▁ ▁Writ ings ▁ ▁Basic ▁elements ▁of ▁differential ▁geometry ▁and ▁topology , ▁D ord recht , ▁K lu wer ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁ ▁Theory ▁of ▁solit ons - ▁the ▁inverse ▁scatter ing ▁method , ▁New ▁York ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁ ▁with ▁Dub ro vin ▁and ▁F omen ko : ▁Modern ▁geometry - ▁methods ▁and ▁applications , ▁Vol . 1 - 3 , ▁Springer , ▁Gr adu ate ▁Text s ▁in ▁Mathemat ics ▁( origin ally ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁