A Guide to the Russian Academy of Sciences - University of Texas ...

former republic academies, however, there were at least a total of 165 research
institutes in the fields classified under this section of the academy.
Method of Presentation of the Subject-matter Departments: In analyzing this and
other departments of the academy, academician and corresponding member
biographical sketches are given before the expanded descriptions of the subordinate
research institutes. When becoming acquainted with the academicians and corresponding
members of each of the departments, a deeper sense of the nature of
scientific research effort in that particular department is achieved. As far as is
possible, institutes are presented in the order of their founding date under each
department to which they are subordinate. By this method, a sense of the historical
development and growth of scientific research in Russia is developed.
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Department of Mathematics (DoM) in Moscow
Leninsky av., 32a, Moscow, 117993, tel. 938-18-12
E-Mail: lavrov@ipsun.ac.msk.su
Retrospect: In 1987, there were 22 academicians and 31 corresponding members in the
Mathematics Department of the academy. In 1989, membership totaled 58, of whom
25 were academicians and 33 were corresponding members. Twelve of the members
of the Mathematics Department were either Directors or Deputy Directors of SRIs
under either the Mathematics Department or the Information Sciences Department.
One member is President of the Kirghizstan Academy of Sciences; one a Vice
President of the Armenian academy; one is on the Presidium of the Ukrainian
academy, another a member of the academy itself. The Scientific Secretary of the
Siberian Department is a member of the Mathematics Department and eight of the
department's members belong also to the Siberian Department. One is a member of
the Urals Department and one a member of the Far Eastern Department. One is Vice
President of the International Mathematics Union. One is Director of the joint
Institute for Nuclear Research that was established by a pact between the USSR and
11 bloc countries for the purpose of collaborating in the development of nuclear
energy. One department member is also on the General Assembly board of the
GKNT. One is on the national academy's Presidium, and one was "retired" to the
status of adviser to the national academy's Presidium in 1986.
Academicians: Birth dates are missing on two of the 25 academicians of the Mathematics
Department. The average age of academicians was 70 years in 1991. The oldest
member was 86 and the youngest was 52. Twenty-two of the 25 academicians held
doctoral degrees. Sixteen of these were awarded by six universities, institutes or
academies. Moscow State University produced nine graduates; Leningrad State
University graduated three, and the other four came from four different institutions.
Corresponding Members: The corresponding members numbered 33, and the average
of the 27 corresponding members whose birth dates are known was 66.6 years in
1991. Six of the 33 corresponding members were non-degree holders. Nineteen of
the 27 doctoral degree holders graduated from seven universities and academies in
Russia. Moscow State University graduated 10; Leningrad State University 3; the
University of Tbilisi, the University of Novosibirsk, the University of Gorkiy,
Erevan University, the A. F. Mozhaiskii Air Force Academy in St. Petersburg, and
the F. E. Dzerzhinskii Artillery Academy--each graduated one.
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