Against the RAS reform

Against the RAS reform is English translation of letter Неприятие реформы РАН by academicians of RAS (Russian Academy of Sciences, РАН), that expresses the categorical rejection of the project of RAS reform from July 2013.

Since July 2013, the letter is discussed in the internet. In order to simplify the search and citing, the Russian original of this letter is copied from to the article Неприятие реформы РАН. In order to simplify the discussion with colleagues, who are not fluent in Russian, the English translation is loaded below. Similar letter, in English and in Russian, is available at http://save-russian-academy.org/ since July 2013, many thousands colleagues had signed it. Similar opinions from other countries are collected in article About RAS reform.

Introduction

Dear Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences!

Many colleagues expressed categorical non-acceptance of the draft of the federal law "On the Russian Academy of Sciences", submitted to the Duma. According to the project, the reform assumes the elimination of the Academy of Sciences and the creation of a new "RAS" in the form of a "club of academics", separated from the institutions. The situation is critical. Rhetoric is not enough. On our side, urgent practical countermeasures to the plans to eliminate the RAS.

The letter below is suggested.

The signing procedure: sendi a message of acceptance to: volovich(a)mi.ras.ru

Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences V.E.Zaharov
Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences A.V.Kryazhimsky
Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences D.V.Shirkov
Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yu.I.Manin
Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences I.V.Volovich
01.07.2013

Letter

to Prezident of RF V.V.Putin

to Chairman of the Federation council of RF V.I.Matvienko

to Chairman the state Duma of RF S.E.Naryshkin

to Chairman of government of RF D.A.Medvedev

Expressing the categorical rejection of the draft federal law "On the Russian Academy of Sciences, the reorganization of the state academies of sciences and Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation" 305828-6 summated to the State Duma, we declare refusal to join the new "RAS", if the law is passed, because we do not consider it a legitimate and worthy successor and replacement of the existing Russian Academy of Sciences, founded by Peter I.

Academician of RAS V.E.Zaharov
Academician of RAS A.V.Kryazhimskiy
Academician of RAS V.A.Rubakov
Academician of RAS D.V.Shirkov
Academician of RAS Yu.L.Ershov
Academician of RAS V.M.Kotlyakov
Academician of RAS N.S.Dikanskiy
Academician of RAS V.A.Vasilyev
Academician of RAS L.V.Keldыsh
Academician of RAS S.M.Stishov
Academician of RAS A.A.Starobinskiy
Academician of RAS V.L.Yanin
Academician of RAS A.A.Abrikosov
Academician of RAS V.B.Betelin
Academician of RAS R.I.Nigmatulin
Academician of RAS V.V.Dmitriev
Academician of RAS M.V.Sadovskiy
Academician of RAS M.A. Grachev
Academician of RAS A.P.Kuleshov
Academician of RAS V.B.Timofeev
Academician of RAS V.A.Dybo
Academician of RAS G.M.Eliashberg
Academician of RAS A.V.Chaplik
Academician of RAS S.S.Gershteyn
Academician of RAS Roalyd Z.Sagdeev
Academician of RAS A.V.Gaponov-Grekov
Academician of RAS N.S.Kardashev
Academician of RAS Yu.N.Pariyskiy
Academician of RAS R.A.Suris
Correspond member of RAS Yu.I.Manin
Correspond member of RAS I.V.Volovich
Correspond member of RAS A.Yu. Morozov
Correspond member of RAS P.I.Arseev
Correspond member of RAS M.I.Vыsotskiy
Correspond member of RAS K.P.Zыbin
Correspond member of RAS V.N.Gavrin
Correspond member of RAS I.B.Hriplovich
Correspond member of RAS V.I.Danilov-Danilyyan
Correspond member of RAS V.E.Balakin
Correspond member of RAS O.N.Solomina
Correspond member of RAS N.G.Smirnov
Correspond member of RAS A.A.Solovyev
Correspond member of RAS S.Yu.Nemirovskiy
Correspond member of RAS A.A.Belavin
Correspond member of RAS I.I.Tkachev
Correspond member of RAS M.I.Yalandin
Correspond member of RAS E.L.Ivchenko
Correspond member of RAS S.V.Ivanov
Correspond member of RAS B.L.Ioffe
Correspond member of RAS N.N.Sibelydin
Correspond member of RAS A.V.Sobolev
Correspond member of RAS E.V.Shtepin
Correspond member of RAS S.K.Gulev
Correspond member of RAS Yu.G.Mahlin
Correspond member of RAS E.A.Hazanov
Correspond member of RAS A.A.Tolstonogov
Correspond member of RAS I.A.Panin
Correspond member of RAS A.I.Ivanchik
Correspond member of RAS D.I.Trubetskov
Correspond member of RAS D.V.Treshtev
Correspond member of RAS R.L.Smelyanskiy
Correspond member of RAS A.V.Dыbo
Correspond member of RAS A.A.Razborov
Correspond member of RAS L.D.Beklemishev
Correspond member of RAS V.V.Brazhkin
Correspond member of RAS K.E.Degtyarev
Correspond member of RAS A.M.Sergeev
Correspond member of RAS A.B.Borisov
Correspond member of RAS N.N.Rozanov
Correspond member of RAS M.I.Rabinovich
Correspond member of RAS A.K.Murtazaev

Editor notes

Any suggestions about the improvement of the translation above should be greatly appreciated.

The letter is signed by the top of the scientists of the Russian Academy of science. Their statement can be considered as agreement with general concept about destruction of science in Russia in the beginning of century 21. The comments about the problem mentioned in the letter are welcomed.

Keywords

Corruption, Destruction of science in RF, Duma, English, Pahanat. RAS Reform, RAS, Russia, Science,