Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Volume 68, Number 2, 1998

Science and Society


 E. V. Balatskii
Shifts in the Russian Economy's Sectoral Structure 
p. 89  

 N. M. Lebedeva
Russians in the Near Abroad 
p. 96  


 Organization of Research Activity


 E. Z. Mirskaya and S. B. Shaposhnik
Computer Telecommunications in Russian Science 
p. 104  


Problems of Ecology


 V. V. Snakin
Lead in the Biosphere: A Threat to Human Health in Russia 
p. 113  


   Point of View


 G. K. Shirokov
A New Society or a New System?
p. 123  

 V. A. Rudnik
The Geological Nature of Zones of Ethnogenesis and Fields of Passion 
p. 129
 

 Interview


A Scientist on Camera 
p. 134  


  Sketches of Scientists


 I.A. Mizin and E.N. Filinov
The Founder of Russian Information Technology 
p. 138  

 V.A. Nikiforovskii
Mathematician and Citizen 
p. 144  

 I. B. Orlov
Academician P.P. Maslov: Sentenced to Oblivion 
p. 147  


History Of Academic Establishments


 N.A. Pritvits
We Are 40!
p. 155

 N. L. Dobretsov
The Prowess of Siberia Is Being Augmented by Scientific Knowledge 
p. 158


Book Review


 A.M. Prokhorov, P. Gorkin, and N.M. Landa
The Great Russian Encyclopedia: What Will It Be Like? 
p. 169

 Ya.G. Rokityanskii
S.E. Shnol', The Heroes and the Villains of Russian Science,
Moscow: KRON, 1997, 464 pp. 
p. 174


 Official Section


AWARDS AND PRIZES 
p. 177