From June 1 to June 6, the All-Russian conference "Markovnikov Readings: Organic Chemistry from Markovnikov to the Present day" was held in Dombai village of Karachay-Cherkessia, to which leading scientists conducting research in topical areas of organic chemistry are invited annually as plenary speakers. This event is a convenient platform for young scientists to present the results of their research in the field of organic chemistry. The participants presented reports based on publications for 2021-2022.One of such speakers was the head of our laboratory of nitrogen compounds, Doctor of Chemical Sciences Leonid Fershtat, who presented a lecture on the topic "Polyheteroatomic heterocyclic systems: new synthetic possibilities and development prospects". The lecture aroused great interest among the audience and turned into an exciting discussion with the participants of the conference.