Herald of RAS, 1999, V 69, N 5.

The 275th Anniversary of the RAS 

I. A. Glebov 
Focus of the Problems of the Power Industry
p. 357

B. N.Topornin and R. G. Yanovskii 
Studies in the Humanities on the Rise
p. 361

A. E. Kontorovich, N. L. Dobretsov, N. P. Laverov, A. G.
Korzhubaev, and V. R. Livshits 
Russia’s Energy Strategy in the 21st Century
p. 365 

P. V. Simonov 
The Bright Spot of Consciousness
p. 378 


Meeting of the Presidium of the RAS 


Extended Meeting of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The
Opening Speech of Academician Yu.S. Osipov, 
President of the Russian Academy of
Sciences
p. 383

On the Work of the RAS Presidium in 1998. Report of Academician
N. A. Platé, RAS Chief Academic Secretary
p. 389

Reports of the
Meeting Participants
p. 396


Science and Society 

V. N.  Kudryavtsev 
Combating Crime in Russia Today
p. 404 


Profiles

V. A. Zharikov 
Founder of Physical Geochemistry
p. 411

M. I. Rybinskaya 
On the Role of A. N. Nesmeyanov in the Country’s Scientific Research
p. 415

A. D. Nozdrachev and A. T. Mar’yanovich 
Il’ya Tsion and Ivan Pavlov: Teacher and Pupil
p. 421


Point
of View 

N. A. Platé and M. L. Titarenko 
Some Thoughts of the Strategy and Ways of Russia’s 
Development in the 21st Century
p. 430 


Science Abroad 


A. I. Salitskii 
The Competitive
Potential of China’s Economy<
p. 432 


Official Section 

Awards and Prizes
p. 440


At
the End of the Issue 

G. I. Anokhin 
Three Long Lives
p. 442