REN TV will show the premiere of the documentary "MENDELEEV" on December 7.

The scientific detective "MENDELEEV" from the cycle "The GREAT ONES" from NMG DOC reveals the secrets of a genius whose discoveries still determine the development of world science and technology. Dmitry Mendeleev did not just create the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements – he laid the foundations of modern petrochemistry, meteorology, materials science, and even the defense industry. This man has managed to make his mark in almost all areas of our daily lives.

For the first time, the filmmakers will refute one of the greatest scientific myths that Mendeleev saw his famous periodic table in a dream. How did one of the most significant discoveries in the field of chemistry actually happen? This film from the cycle "The GREAT ONES" will rediscover Dmitry Mendeleev for the viewer.

Mendeleev's name is known to every student today, but the scientist's main goal has remained a mystery. To achieve it, he risked his career and freedom, committed forgery, became an embezzler and almost ended up in hard labor in Siberia. What was Mendeleev looking for and why was his greatest discovery, the Periodic Law of Chemical Elements, just a "side project" for him? And for what reason did Mendeleev never receive the Nobel Prize, even though he was nominated three times?

Historians and scientists will tell about the unknown pages of Mendeleev's biography, daring experiments and brilliant prophecies that all mankind uses today.

"MENDELEEV" is not a textbook portrait of a scientist, but a dynamic scientific detective story shot with the energy of a historical thriller. The genius of this great Russian scientist does not fit into the framework of a textbook, and his discoveries continue to define our lives 150 years later. Mendeleev's story itself is a clear proof of how obsession with one idea can change the world.