Volume 72, Number 4, 2002

Contents
Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Simultaneous English language translation of the journal is available from MAIK “Nauka / Interperiodica” (Russia).
Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences ISSN 1019-3316.

Science and Society

Yu. S. Osipov

The Highest National Priority of Russia p. 343  abstract

V. I. Osipov

Natural Risk Management p. 346  abstract

On the Rostrum of the RAS Presidium

Unclassified Reality
Presentation of Archive Materials Publications p. 353  abstract

G. S. Burkhanov and A. M. Prokhorov^†

High-Purity Metals and Alloys p. 357  abstract

Organization of Research Activity

G. G. Matishov and A. N. Chilingarov

Studies of the Russian Arctic p. 363  abstract

Problems of Ecology

K. Ya. Kondrat’ev and K. S. Losev

The Strategy of Sustainable Development: Illusions and Reality p. 368  abstract

N. N. Klyuev

Russia on the Ecological Map of the World p. 377  abstract

From the Researcher’s Notebook

L. A. Gribov

Molecules as Information Receiving–Transforming Systems p. 385  abstract

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  abstract

History of Academic Institutions

N. V. Karlov

Two Academies: People and Accomplishments p. 429  abstract

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

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