Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Volume 66, Number 4, 1996

 Meeting of the RAS Presidium


Expanded Meeting of the Presidium
of the Russian Academy of Sciences 
p. 275  

The Key Achievements
of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1995
A Report by Academician Yu. S. Osipov, President of the RAS 
p. 277
 
On the Activities of the RAS Presidium in 1995
A Report by RAS Chief Academic Secretary Academician I.M. Makarov 
p. 287


Statements Made by the Participants of the Expanded Meeting
of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences 
p. 292  


Science and Society


 A. G. Granberg
Studying Russia's Productive Forces
p. 304  

 N. M. Rimashevskaya
The Basic Scenarios of Social Development 
p. 310  


 Organization of Research Activity


Remembering Keldysh 
p. 314  

 Yu. A. Osip'yan
Physics of Fullerenes 
p. 325  


Ecological Problems


 V. A. Rudnik*
Impact of Geological Inhomogeneous Zones of the Earth on the Environment
p. 330  


  A Point of View


 Yu. V. Yakovets and A. G. Gamburtsev
Cycles: A Universal Characteristic of Nature 
p. 335  


 Times and Mores: Memoirs, Letters, and Diaries


 V. S. Syromyatnikov
Aerospace Technology: A Lifetime Job 
p. 341  


  History of Academy Institutions


 A. V. Nedostup and V. V. Sinyukov
One of Russia's Oldest Therapeutic Clinics 
p. 351  


 An Essay


 A. A. Silin
A Drama: Comprehension of Matter 
p. 357  


 Official Section


Decisions of the RAS Presidium
p. 364  

AWARDS AND PRIZES 
p. 366