Irina Dezhina: Beware of Poverty and Affluence
... often adapts to the old, instead of the opposite. Is this estimation still true with regards to the ongoing reformation of the Russian Academy of Sciences? To a certain extent, it is. The RAS is being formally converted into a Western-style club of scientists,... ... scientists include free movement, the availability of scientific contacts, a comfortable bureaucratic climate and accessible education. How would you describe the current availability of these preconditions? Until recently, the trend had been quite positive....