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Russian Academy of Sciences

National academy of Russia

The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; Russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к, РАН, romanized: Rossiyskaya akademiya nauk, RAN) consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such as libraries, publishing units, and hospitals. Peter the Great established the academy (then the St.² From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Feb 8, 1724Founded¹

Industryscience and technology in Russia¹
HeadquartersMoscow¹
Websitenew.ras.ru
Legal formgovernment organization¹

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The story

Founded by Peter the Great on Feb 8, 1724.¹

Leadership

Who has led Russian Academy of Sciences, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

President

197019801990200020102020

FounderPeter the Great¹
ChairGennady Krasnikov Sep 20, 2022 to now¹
ChairAlexander Sergeev Sep 26, 2017 to Sep 20, 2022¹
ChairVladimir Fortov May 29, 2013 to Mar 23, 2017¹
ChairYury Osipov Dec 17, 1991 to May 29, 2013¹
ChairGury Marchuk 1986 to 1991¹
ChairAnatoly Petrovich Alexandrov Nov 25, 1975 to Oct 16, 1986¹
ChairMstislav Keldysh May 19, 1961 to May 19, 1975¹
ChairAlexander Nesmeyanov Feb 16, 1951 to 1961¹
ChairSergey Vavilov Jul 17, 1945 to Jan 25, 1951¹
ChairVladimir Leontyevich Komarov Dec 29, 1936 to Jul 17, 1945¹
ChairAlexander Karpinsky May 15, 1917 to Jul 15, 1936¹
ChairGrand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia May 3, 1889 to Jun 2, 1915¹
ChairDmitry Tolstoy 1882 to May 3, 1889¹
ChairFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke 1864 to 1882¹
ChairDmitry Bludov Nov 26, 1855 to Feb 19, 1864¹
ChairSergey Uvarov 1818 to 1855¹
ChairPavel Petrovich Bakunin 1794 to 1798¹
ChairYekaterina Dashkova 1783 to 1794¹
ChairSergey Domashnev Jul 1775 to 1783¹
ChairVladimir Grigorievich Orlov Oct 16, 1766 to Jul 1775¹
ChairKirill Razumovsky¹
ChairLaurentius Blumentrost¹
PresidentGury Marchuk 1986 to 1991¹
PresidentAnatoly Petrovich Alexandrov Nov 25, 1975 to Oct 16, 1986¹
PresidentAlexander Nesmeyanov Feb 16, 1951 to 1961¹
PresidentSergey Vavilov Jul 17, 1945 to Jan 25, 1951¹
PresidentVladimir Leontyevich Komarov Dec 29, 1936 to Jul 17, 1945¹
PresidentAlexander Karpinsky May 15, 1917 to Jul 15, 1936¹

Board members and other officers (30)

Vice presidentEvgeny Velikhov 1978 to 1996¹
Vice presidentYuri Ovchinnikov 1974 to 1988¹
Vice presidentPyotr Fedoseyev 1971 to 1988¹
Vice presidentAndrey Belozersky May 28, 1971 to Dec 31, 1972¹
Vice presidentAlexander Pavlovich Vinogradov May 17, 1967 to Nov 16, 1975¹
Vice presidentNikolay Semyonov Jul 4, 1963 to May 28, 1971¹
Vice presidentPyotr Fedoseyev 1962 to 1967¹
Vice presidentMstislav Keldysh Feb 26, 1960 to May 19, 1961¹
Vice presidentAlexander Topchiev 1958 to 1962¹
Vice presidentMikhail Lavrentyev Sep 13, 1957 to 1975¹
Vice presidentAlexander Baykov May 6, 1942 to May 25, 1945¹
Vice presidentAlexander Bogomolets May 6, 1942 to May 23, 1945¹
Vice presidentIvan Bardin May 6, 1942 to Jan 7, 1960¹
Vice presidentLeon Orbeli May 6, 1942 to Jan 19, 1946¹
Vice presidentAbram Ioffe May 8, 1942 to Jul 17, 1945¹
Vice presidentViacheslav Volgin May 8, 1942 to Oct 26, 1953¹
Vice presidentE. A. Chudakov Feb 28, 1939 to May 8, 1942¹
Vice presidentOtto Schmidt Feb 28, 1939 to Mar 24, 1942¹
Vice presidentErhard Britzke Dec 29, 1936 to Feb 28, 1939¹
Vice presidentIvan Gubkin Dec 29, 1936 to Apr 21, 1939¹
Vice presidentVladimir Leontyevich Komarov Mar 3, 1931 to Dec 29, 1936¹
Vice presidentNikolai Marr Mar 3, 1930 to Dec 20, 1934¹
Vice presidentGleb Krzhizhanovsky May 15, 1929 to Feb 28, 1939¹
Vice presidentAlexander Fersman Jan 15, 1927 to Nov 26, 1929¹
Vice presidentVladimir Steklov May 31, 1919 to May 30, 1926¹
Vice presidentIvan Borodin 1917 to 1919¹
Vice presidentYakov Grot Sep 26, 1889 to May 24, 1893¹
Vice presidentGury Marchuk¹
Vice presidentKonstantin Ostrovityanov¹
Board memberKirill Babaev Oct 2021 to now¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

A. P. Vinogradov Institute of Geochemistry
All-Russian Hydrobiological Society
Computer Equipment and Technologies Department of RAS
Dagestan Scientific Center RAS
Department of Agricultural Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
Department of Chemistry and Material Sciences
Department of Earth Sciences
Department of Global Issues and International Relations
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Department of Medical Sciences
Department of Nanotechnology and Information Technologies RAS
Department of Physiological Sciences
Department of Power Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics and Control Processes
Department of Social Sciences
Diamond and Precious Metal Geology Institute
Division of Historical and Philological Sciences
Dobretsov Geological Institute
Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre
Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences"
Geological Institute KSC RAS
Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

All 55 subsidiaries

Gorky Institute of World Literature
Institute of Biology UB RAS
Institute of Ecology of Mountain Territories
Institute of Nanotechnology of Microelectronics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of the Earth's Crust
Institute of the Russian Academy of Science
Ioffe Institute
Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics
Komarov Botanical Institute
Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics
Lebedev Institute of Precision Mechanics and Computer Engineering
Lebedev Physical Institute
National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
Nauka
Physical Sciences Division
Pushchino State Institute of Natural Sciences
Regional Research Centres
Russian Space Research Institute
S.I. Vavilov Institute for the History of Natural Science and Technology
Saratov Research Center
Scientific and Technological Center of Unique Instrumentation
Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Skryabin Institute of Bioengineering RAS
Southern Scientific Center RAS
St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences
Tomsk National Research Medical Center
Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (IPGG SB RAS)
Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
V. S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy
Vladikavkaz Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
West Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union

Also owns

Badary RTF-32
N.V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden
Svetloje Radio Telescope
Zelenchukskaya RT-32

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

Succeeded Academy of Sciences of the USSR¹

Timeline

1991Renamed Name changed to Российская академия наук¹
1925Renamed Name changed to Академия наук СССР¹
1917Renamed Name changed to Российская академия наук¹
1836Renamed Name changed to Императорская Санкт-Петербургская академия наук¹
1803Renamed Name changed to Императорская академия наук¹
1747Renamed Name changed to Императорская академия наук и художеств в Санкт-Петербурге¹
Feb 8, 1724Founded Founded¹

Sources

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1
WikidataRussian Academy of Sciences on Wikidata
2
WikipediaRussian Academy of Sciences on Wikipedia