Volume 83, Number 6, 2013

Contents
Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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The General Meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences

A New Phase in the Development of the Russian Academy of Sciences
(RAS General Meeting Journal)
p. 457

The Academic Homeland Is in Danger!

Address by Academician Yu. S. Osipov, President of the RAS p. 462

Ecological Functions of Soils in the Biosphere and in Human Life

Paper by Academician G. V. Dobrovol’skii, Laureate of the 2012 Lomonosov Grand Gold Medal p. 472

Earth Is Our Home

Paper by Richard W. Arnold, Laureate of the 2012 Lomonosov Grand Gold Medal p. 476

Presentations of the Candidates for the Presidency of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Academicians V. E. Fortov, Zh. I. Alferov, and A. D. Nekipelov p. 479


Science and Society

G. G. Matishov and D. G. Matishov

Current Natural and Social Risks in the Azov–Black Sea Region p. 490  abstract

N. P. Tarasova, A. S. Makarova, S. Yu. Vavilov, S. N. Varlamova, and M. Yu. Shchukina

Green Chemistry and Russian Industry p. 499  abstract

A. V. Pustoshnyi

Prospects for High-Speed Water Transport in Russia p. 506  abstract


On the Rostrum of the RAS Presidium

A. I. Konovalov

The Formation of Nanosized Molecular Ensembles in Highly Dilute Aqueous Solutions p. 513  abstract


Review

A. V. Yurevich

Basic Components of National Mentality p. 520  abstract


Environmental Problems

V. A. Rumyantsev, V. G. Drabkova, and A. V. Izmailova

The World’s Largest Lakes: Prospects for Exploitation p. 529  abstract


Essay

A. L. Buchachenko

Reductionism Is a Criterion of Truth but Not a Road to the Temple p.538 abstract


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