Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2002, V 72, N 4.

Science and Society 

Yu. S. Osipov 
The Highest National Priority of Russia 
p. 343   

V. I. Osipov 
Natural Risk Management 
p. 346   


On the Rostrum of the RAS Presidium 


Unclassified Reality Presentation of Archive Materials Publications 
p. 353   

G. S. Burkhanov and A. M. Prokhorov† 
High-Purity Metals and Alloys 
p. 357   


Organization of Research Activity 


G. G. Matishov and A. N. Chilingarov 
Studies of the Russian Arctic 
p. 363   


Problems of Ecology 

K. Ya. Kondrat’ev and K. S. Losev 
The Strategy of Sustainable Development: Illusions and Reality 
p. 368   

N. N. Klyuev 
Russia on the Ecological Map of the World 
p. 377   


From the Researcher’s Notebook 


L. A. Gribov 
Molecules as Information Receiving-Transforming Systems 
p. 385   


Profiles 

N. I. Ivanov, Ya. D. Pakhomov, and V. V. Titova, 
A Creator of Materials and Technologies for the Atomic Industry
On the Centenary of the Birth of Academician A. A. Bochvar 
p. 391 

V. S. Chesnokov 
Alexander von Humboldt: Russian Academician 
p. 399 

N. P. Lyakishev and V. I. Kashin 
The Theoretician and Practitioner of Russian Metallurgy
On the Centenary of the Birth of Academician A. M. Samarin 
p. 407

A. N. Gorbunov 
Permanent Secretary of the Academy
The 110th Anniversary of the Birth of Academician N. P. Gorbunov 
p. 413 


Essay 


R. I. Nigmatulin 
“No Way to Live Without the Perfect Truth” 
p. 417   


History of Academic Institutions 


N. V. Karlov 
Two Academies: People and Accomplishments 
p. 429   


Science Life 

L. P. Verevkin 
Do we Know Russia? 
p. 436 

Vl. V. Kuznetsov 
Plants and Stress, or Living on the Brink of Life 
p. 441 

V. V. Vlasov and M. A. Zenkova 
RNA as a Therapeutic and Genome Target 
p. 444


In the Book World 

A. I. Khol’kin and A.A. Pushkov 
F.G. Reshetnikov. Etapy bol’shogo puti: 55 let v Minatome
(Milestones on the Long Way. 55 Years Working for the Ministry of Atomic 
Energy), Moscow: NITs Economica, 2001, 464 pp. 
p. 446 


Book Review 

Ya. G. Rokityanski 
Zh. Medvedev and R. Medvedev, Neizvestnyi Stalin (The Unknown Stalin), 
Moscow: Prava cheloveka, 2001, 354 pp. 
p. 448 


Official Section 

Awards and Prizes 
p. 451