Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1999, V 69, N 3.


275th Anniversary of the RAS

A Necessary Foreword p. 187 Pride of the Nation, the Country’s Hope: A Brief Historical Reference p. 188 L. D. Faddeev and I. A. Lavrov Russian Mathematical Schools p. 190 S. V. Emel’yanov and O. I. Larichev Computers: The State of the Art in Modern Technologies p. 196 V. A.Kabanov, S. A. Arzhakov, and V. I. Kuznetsov Chemistry as a Means of “Increasing Material Benefits” p. 200 V. T.Ivanov and B. P. Gottikh The Indissoluble Unity of Biology, Chemistry, and Physics p. 208 N. G. Khrushchov and L. P. Rysin General Biology: Mysteries of Living Matter p. 214 Yu. V. Natochin Physiology Is the Mainstay of Medicine p. 220 D. V. Rundkvist Contribution of Russian Geologists to the Country’s Might p. 227 Yu. A. Izrael’, G. S. Golitsyn, M. G. Khublaryan, A. P. Lisitsyn, N. F. Glazovskii, V. P. Mel’nikov, and S. S. Lappo Development of Atmospheric and Hydrological Sciences p. 236 Zh. I. Alferov and E. A. Tropp Sensational Research Findings at Every Institute p. 243 N. L. Dobretsov The First Regional Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences p. 249
Interview

Historians Search For the Truth. An Interview with Academician A.A. Fursenko, Academician Secretary of the RAS Department of History p. 258
N. A. Simoniya and A. I. Semenov The Object of Research: World Politics and Economics p. 263 V. A. Popov < The Academy Was Founded by an Academician p. 268