Russian Academy of Sciences

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The Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian: Российская академия наук, shortened to Russian: РАН, RAN) is a network of scientific research institutes across the Russian Federation. consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the country. It also includes other scientific and social groups like libraries, publishing units and hospitals.

The Academy was started in 1724 as the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences. It had various names and became the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. In 1991 it became again the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Like the French Academy of Sciences and unlike The Royal Society in Britain, the Russian Academy of Sciences has two types of membership. The top-level members are academicians (865 scientists, as of June 2025). The next-level members are corresponding members (1134 scientists). There are also professors of the RAN (713 scientists). 31 professors became academicians and 188 professors became corresponding members. These are now counted twice: as professors and as members. The last elections were organized in May 2025. To be elected to the Academy is a great honor for any researcher.

• Gennady Krasnikov elected new President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2022/09/20 Archived 2022-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
• RAS website
• Website of RAS management Archived 2004-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
• RAS Institutes in the Ranking Web of Research Centers Archived 2009-08-14 at the Wayback Machine
• Russian Space Science Internet Network
• Open letter to the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir V. Putin from the Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Satellite photo of the RAS Main Building
• Satellite photo of the RAS Old Building