Volume 69, Number 6, 1999

Contents
Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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

The Annual General Meeting of the RAS

The Anniversary: an Occasion to Reflect on the Path Covered p. 445

Introductory Address of Academician Yu.S. Osipov, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences p. 456

On the Performance of the RAS Presidium in 1998 p. 457

A. I. Solzhenitsin

Acceptance Speech on Receiving the 1998 Grand Lomonosov Gold Medal p. 459

Nakamura Yoshikazu

Russian Studies in Japan p. 464

The Meeting on the Occasion of the 275th Anniversary of the RAS

Yu. S. Osipov

The Making and History of the Russian Academy of Sciences p. 467

N. N. Skatov

Pushkin Today p. 482

The 275th Anniversary of the RAS

V. A. Sadovnichii

A Word about Moscow University p. 489  abstract

N. A. Platé

The Academy of Sciences and the Development of Education in Russia p. 493

The Kremlin, Moscow

Science Can Change the Face of the Country p. 499

Science and Society

A. A. Kokoshin

Russia’s National Security and Nuclear Deterrence p. 504  abstract

From Researcher’s Notebook

N. N. Trapeznikov and N. E. Kushlinsky

Biological Regulators of Growth of Osteosarcoma in Humans p. 514  abstract

Profiles

E. O. Adamov, V. K. Ulasevich, and A. D. Zhirnov

Patriarch of Nuclear Reactor Engineering p. 519

A. L. Afendikov, A. V. Zabrodin, V. P. Myasnikov, and T. M. Eneev

Outstanding Mathematician of Our Time p. 528

Point of view

E. V. Balatskii

Leisure as a Factor of Economic Equilibrium p. 531  abstract

Book Review

N. N. Moiseev

Crises and Forecasts p. 537