Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1998, V 68, N 3.

275th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences


     L. V. Man'kova
The Eighteen-Year-Old President 
p. 183


Science and Society


     E. V. Balatskii
The State Sector of Russia's Economy in the Transitional Period 
p. 188

     E. M. Dianov and A. M. Prokhorov
Fiber Optics Communications: The State of Affairs and Their Role in the
Economy
 p. 193  

     G. P. Georgiev
Molecular–Genetic Approaches to Cancer Treatment 
p. 200  

     A. M. Vasil'ev
The Future of Russian Policy in the Middle East 
p. 205  

     M. K. Gorshkov, N. E. Tikhonova, and F. E. Sheregi
Life Plans, Value Orientations, and Morals of Russia's Young People 
p. 215


Organization of Research Activity


     G. G. Matishov
The Arctic Regions Exploration Strategy 
p. 221  

     A. P. Pavlov
Science Cities around Moscow 
p. 226  


Review


     N. S. Kardashev
Very-Long-Baseline Radio Interferometry 
p. 231  


A Point of View


     O. O. Savel'eva
The Image of Science 
p. 237  


History of Academic Institutions


     Yu. A. Zolotov
From the Lomonosov Laboratory to the Institute of General and Inorganic
Chemistry 
p. 241  

     V. I. Vasil'ev
The "Assembly Shop" of Science 
p. 248


Bygone Times


     G. I. Anokhin
The Nekras Cossacks 
p. 257  


An Essay


     A. P. Nazaretyan and U. Novotni
Russian Cosmism and Modern Forecasting
p. 261  


Profiles


     Yu.N. Kukushkin
Serving Eternal Truths 
p. 270


Official Section

AWARDS AND PRIZES
p. 275