The article presents main milestones in the biography and overview of scientific and pedagogical heritage of the renowned Russian mathematician and the prominent specialist in the field of qualitative theory of differential equations and stability theory of dynamical systems Professor Alexander A. Shestakov (1920-2014), whose centenary 10 was celebrated by Russian mathematical community. His scientific works, textbooks and monographs are the outstanding archetype of fundamental approach to the issuesand have not lost their actuality.В статье представлены основные вехи биографии и краткий обзор научно-педагогического наследия известного отечественного математика, крупного специалиста в области качественной теории дифференциальных уравнений и...