Brief history of the Dorodnicyn Computing Center, Russian Academy of Sciences (dedicated to the 50th anniversary of its foundation)

The history of the foundation and operation of the Dorodnicyn Computing Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, is presented. The paper describes its founders, staff, veterans, basic scientific achievements, the modern state of the center, its basic research directions, etc. Especially warm words are said about researchers whose entire scientific career was tied to the center.