Research on mechanics in our country began, as in other areas of physical and mathematical sciences, immediately after the organization of the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg in 1725. In 1722, the first Russian printed textbook of mechanics appeared, which set out only the properties of simple machines. Three years later, the newly founded Academy of Sciences began scientific research into mechanics and its applications. And by the middle of the XVIII century. The St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences became the center for the development of mechanics not only in Russia, but also in Europe, and the works of St. Petersburg academician Leonard Euler amazed the whole world with their versatility and depth