Vasiliy Slavskiy is a doctor of аgricultural sciences (2020), working in the direction of the selection and cultivation of nut species of the genus Juglans. He is a professor of the Department of silviculture, forest inventory, and forest management, Voronezh State University of Forestry and Technologies, named after G.F. Morozov (VSUFT). He is an active participant in scientific projects (both as a leader and a researcher) for the study of forest fires and the burning of forest plantations, the adaptive potential and selection of walnut species, and forest plantations.