Volume 77, Number 3, 2007

Contents
Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Simultaneous English language translation of the journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences ISSN 1019-3316.


Science and Society

A. V. Yurevich and I. P. Tsapenko

The Sociopsychological State of Modern Russian Society p. 209  abstract


On the Rostrum of the RAS Presidium

L. K. Zheleznyak and V. N. Koneshov

Studying the Gravitational Field of the World Ocean p. 217  abstract

V. N. Charushin and O. N. Chupakhin

New Methodologies of Organic Synthesis p. 227  abstract


Organization of Research

V. V. Adushkin and A. V. Vityazev

The Origin and Evolution of the Earth: A Contemporary View p. 232  abstract


Review

L. A. Alibekov and S. L. Alibekova

The Socioeconomic Consequences of Desertification in Central Asia p. 239  abstract


Discussion Forum

G. A. Zavarzin

Ariadne’s Thread or Arachne’s Cobweb? p. 244  abstract


Essay

B. G. Yudin

Creation of a Transhuman p. 247  abstract


Profiles

A. I. Grigor’ev and N. A. Grigor’yan

The Difficult Years of the Leader of Physiology
(On the 125th Anniversary of the Birth of Academician L. A. Orbeli)
p. 254

V. D. Shteingarts

Researcher, Educator, and Science Administrator
(On the Centenary of the Birth of Academician N. N. Vorozhtsov)
p. 262

A. Yu. Tsivadze and A. A. Fomkin

Both Chemistry and Life …
(On the Centenary of the Birth of Academician I. V. Petryanov-Sokolov )
p. 270

V. N. Parmon

A Life Devoted to Catalysis (On the Centenary of the Birth of Academician G. K. Boreskov) p. 275

A. K. Balyko and Yu. V. Gulyaev

Creative Work as a Source of Longevity in Science
(On the Centenary of the Birth of Academician N. D. Devyatkov)
p. 283


History of Academic Institutions

N. L. Dobretsov

The RAS Siberian Division as a National Heritage p. 286


Science News

D. M. Klimov

Mechanics Is the Basis of Engineering and Rational Nature Management p. 292


In the Book World

A. I. Komissarenko

L. V. Milov, Tracing Bygone Epochs (Nauka, Moscow, 2006), 730 pp. [in Russian] p. 299

V. B. Braginskii

Seminar (Fizmatlit, Moscow, 2006), 263 pp. [in Russian] p. 302

Ya. G. Rokityanskii

N. N. Vorontsov, Science: Scientists: Society: Selected Works
Ed. by E. A. Lyapunova (Nauka, Moscow, 2006), 436 pp. [in Russian]
p. 303


Official Section

Awards and Prizes p. 306


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