Saving Academician Oldenburg’s heritage. Academician Mikhail Bukharin on expeditions to East Turkestan and Mongolia

The chief researcher of the RAS Institute of World History tells a story of Academician Sergei Oldenburg and the significance of expeditions in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries for historical and archaeological science

Bacteria and archaea were the first living organisms to appear on our planet. It has been over 2 billion years since then but these invisible creatures still perform irreplaceable functions in the circle of life on Earth. Microbiologist Yelizaveta Aleksandrovna Bonch-Osmolovskaya speaking about microbes and their role in the biosphere development

Irina Fyodorovna Popova, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences, renowned sinologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, will tell us about the influence of Peter I on Oriental studies, the ties of the RAS with St. Petersburg, and research of Oriental manuscripts

Story behind the Country's Main Scientific Institution

Scientific Russia continues a cycle of January publications about the New Year celebrations, the festive season, folk beliefs and traditions

Introducing the main scientific achievements of the year in biology, chemistry, and medicine