One of the prominent scientists of the 20th century Gamow was born in Odessa on March 4, 1904 in the family of a secondary school teacher. ... In 1994, in the year of his 90-th anniversary, an International Conference "Astrophysics and cosmology after Gamow" was held in Odessa and St.Petersburg. The idea of this conference is supported by the UNESCO representation in Russia and by the International Renaissance Foundation (Odessa branch) (affiliation of the Soros Foundation). ...