Tuesday, March 13, 2007

In the News: The Russian Academy of Sciences

There is an interesting article in today's Washington Post on the Russian Academy of Sciences. It seems that the age-old conflict between the academicians and their political leadership has arisen once again. In Euler's time, the Academy faced similar conflicts, most significantly in the aftermath of the 1741 revolt against the Leopoldovna regency. See our St. Petersburg page for details.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Zyskandar A Jaimot Apr 25th, 2007 - 11:40:07

BORIS YELTSIN for all his drinking - 'outdueled' MIKHAIL GORBACHEV(who now 'thinks' he is an 'environmentalist'? not just an old-style communist 'aparatchick' and puveyor of disinformation!) and quashed the attempt by SOVIET 'hardliners' to return to old 'SOVIET STYLE SLAVERY'!!! Yes his 'vision' may be trod under by VLAD'once-KGB-always-KGB'PUTIN - AND YELTSIN was one of the TRUE GIANTS in the history of the world and 20th century politics!!! A former MOSCOW CITY COMMUNIST PARTY BOSS who helped shape a new world and a new RUSSIA!!! Her's a vodka shooter to you BORIS - YOUR LIKE WILL NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN!!!

Former Russian Academy of Sciences Fellow Apr 25th, 2007 - 13:02:26

Yeltsin was a Russian polar circle bear who liked the taiga and Kamchatka. Your literary work is illustrated with a young elephant.'And yet, can the 5,830 voting members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences an organization that like broader Hollywood, includes many people who are Jewish ignore a film that may well be considered by critics to be among the best of the year?'[[RE:Orlando Sentinel and m&c Zyskandar A Jaimot Apr 25th, 2007 - 11:40:07]www.mathematics.mil].