The article is dedicated to the memory the outstanding philologist specialized in Romance languages, a graduate of philological faculty of St. Petersburg (Leningrad) State University academician G.V.Stepanov. For many years he had been working at the Romance language department of St. Petersburg (Leningrad) State University and made an invaluable contribution to the development of national Spanish studies.The article contains information about biography and professional activity of G.V.Stepanov and presents the analysis of the main areas of his research focused on linguistic, literature and literary translation.