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Introduction:<br />

The Institute <strong>of</strong> Ma<strong>the</strong>matics and Mechanics <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Urals Branch <strong>of</strong> Acad. Sci. <strong>of</strong> Russia is<br />

a <strong>the</strong>oretical successor <strong>to</strong> Sverdlovsk Branch <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> V. A. Steklov Ma<strong>the</strong>matical<br />

Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USSR Acad. Sci. (<strong>the</strong> <strong>Russian</strong> abbreviation is SOMI) which was<br />

organized according <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> decision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USSR Council <strong>of</strong> Ministers dated <strong>of</strong><br />

August 6, 1956, 4735-rs, and <strong>the</strong> decision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Presidium <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USSR Acad.<br />

Sci. dated <strong>of</strong> September 17, 1956, 0138-2005.<br />

In 1957 <strong>the</strong> construction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> building <strong>of</strong> SOMI started at <strong>the</strong> address 16 S. Kovalevskoy<br />

Str. , whose first was put in<strong>to</strong> operation in April, 1961.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor S. B. Stechkin was nominated <strong>the</strong> first Vice-Direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> V. A. Steklov<br />

Ma<strong>the</strong>matical Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USSR Acad. Sci. in charge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Sverdlovsk<br />

Branch. The first order on SOMI was issued on February 24, 1961.<br />

According <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> decision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Presidium <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USSR Acad. Sci. since March 1967 D.<br />

Sc, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor S. D. Volkov was nominated <strong>the</strong> acting Vice-Direc<strong>to</strong>r in charge <strong>of</strong><br />

SOMI, and since June, 1968 D. Sc., Pr<strong>of</strong>essor A. I. Starostin was nominated <strong>the</strong><br />

Vice-Direc<strong>to</strong>r in charge <strong>of</strong> SOMI.<br />

SOMI was reorganized as <strong>the</strong> Institute <strong>of</strong> Ma<strong>the</strong>matics and Mechanics <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USSR Acad.<br />

Sci. according <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> plan <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> scientific institution in <strong>the</strong> Urals,<br />

in keeping with <strong>the</strong> decision no. 729 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USSR Council <strong>of</strong> Ministers <strong>of</strong> August<br />

38, 1969 and <strong>the</strong> decision no. 465 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Presidium <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USSR Acad. Sci. <strong>of</strong><br />

May 28, 1970.<br />

The Institute was placed under <strong>the</strong> scientific supervision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Branch <strong>of</strong> Ma<strong>the</strong>matics <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> USSR Acad. Sci. <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> Branch <strong>of</strong> Mechanics and Control Processes<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USSR Acad. Sci.<br />

The main directions <strong>of</strong> scientific investigations <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Institute were specified:<br />

development <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>the</strong>matical <strong>the</strong>ory <strong>of</strong> control processes<br />

<strong>the</strong>oretical investigation in <strong>the</strong> field <strong>of</strong> algebra, differential<br />

equations and <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>ory <strong>of</strong> functions<br />

elaboration and solving <strong>of</strong> problems with <strong>the</strong> help <strong>of</strong> computers,<br />

including economic problems, technological ones, problems <strong>of</strong><br />

ma<strong>the</strong>matical physics, with <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> calculation means <strong>of</strong> high<br />

productivity<br />

development <strong>of</strong> methods <strong>of</strong> nonlinear mechanics with application <strong>to</strong><br />

problems <strong>of</strong> stability <strong>of</strong> oscillations and control<br />

development <strong>of</strong> ma<strong>the</strong>matical methods <strong>of</strong> continuum mechanics<br />

According <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> decision <strong>the</strong> Institute <strong>of</strong> Ma<strong>the</strong>matics and Mechanics (IMM) <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USSR<br />

Acad. Sci. was headed by Academician N. N. Krasovsky (skii) .<br />

Since March 1971 IMM was incorporated in<strong>to</strong> Urals Scientific Center <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> USSR Acad.<br />

Sci.<br />

Since February 1977 D. Sc., Pr<strong>of</strong>essor A. B. Kurzhanskiy became <strong>the</strong> Direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Institute, and since December 1983 D. Sc., Pr<strong>of</strong>essor V. D. Batukhtin became <strong>the</strong><br />

acting Direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Institute.<br />

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