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People:

	Mikhail Lomonosov
	--15-02-2007--
	Herman Hess
	--22-03-2007--
	Pyotr Semenov-Tian Shansky
	--29-03-2007--
	Vladimir Vernadsky
	--05-04-2007--
	Vasily Dokuchaev
	--07-06-2007--
	Sophia Kovalevskaya
	--21-06-2007--
	Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
	--09-08-2007--
	Alexander Butlerov
	--11-09-2007--
	Igor Kurchatov
	--09-10-2007--
	Georg Wilhelm Richmann
	--23-10-2007--
	Ivan Yefremov
	--07-11-2007--
	Valentina Tereshkova
	--03-02-2008--
	George Gamow
	--27-03-2008--
	Yakov Zeldovich
	--15-05-2008--
	Ivan Sechenov
	--30-07-2008--
	Sergey Chetverikov
	--13-08-2008--
	Nikolai Zinin
	--24-09-2008--
	Alexander Gorodnitsky
	--24-09-2008--
	Nikolay Beketov
	--24-09-2008--
	Abram Ioffe
	--29-10-2008--
	Fyodor Bredikhin
	--14-11-2008--
	Sergey Blazhko
	--26-11-2008--
	Vasiliy Struve
	--11-12-2008--
	Nikolay Emanuel
	--22-01-2009--
	Alexey Favorsky
	--12-02-2009--
	Aristarkh Belopolsky
	--26-02-2009--
	Alexander Fersman
	--02-04-2009--
	Alexander Chizhevsky
	--16-04-2009--
	Sergey Botkin
	--21-05-2009--
	Vladimir Bekhterev
	--02-07-2009--
	Ilya Mechnikov
	--15-07-2009--
	Nikolai Semenov
	--15-07-2009--
	Pavel Cherenkov
	--15-07-2009--
	Ilya Frank
	--15-07-2009--
	Igor Tamm
	--15-07-2009--
	Lev Landau
	--15-07-2009--
	Aleksandr Prokhorov
	--15-07-2009--
	Andrei Sakharov
	--15-07-2009--
	Leonid Kantorovich
	--15-07-2009--
	Pyotr Kapitsa
	--15-07-2009--
	Zhores Alferov
	--15-07-2009--
	Nikolay Bogolyubov
	--27-08-2009--
	Mikhail Chumakov
	--19-11-2009--
	Vladimir Obruchev
	--27-01-2010--
	Yuri Senkevich
	--12-02-2010--
	Konstantin Gedroits
	--03-03-2010--
	Boris Stechkin
	--12-03-2010--
	Vladimir Engelhardt
	--02-09-2010--
	Stepan Krasheninnikov
	--29-10-2010--
	Georgy Flerov
	--01-04-2011--
	Yury Gagarin
	--18-04-2011--

Articles:

	The Feast of Science and Education at the 6th Festival of Science
	The 6th Festival of Science that took place between 7 and 9 October 2011 has once again drawn in massive crowds of people of all ages and walks of life, interested or involved in scientific research and academic studies. Russia-InfoCentre asked Elizaveta Arapova, an historian and staff member of the Museum of History of the MSU, to tell our readers what awaited the visitors of the Festival Fair. Turns out, it wasn't just food for thought...
--12-10-2011--
	People from the Urals Region You Should Know
	Summing up the month of the Urals region on our site, we want to present you the list of the most prominent and famous Ural people, who was born or spent most of their life there. This list will help you to navigate among many talented Russian people and find the person, you want to learn more about.
--05-10-2011--
	The Fukushima Disaster News: Isotopes from Japan Arrived to Krasnoyarsk
	Latest issue of 'Journal of Environmental Radioactivity' contains a paper by Russian researchers that covers distribution of radioactive isotopes from Fukushima nuclear power plant in space and time.
--02-12-2011--
	Enrich Your Diet with Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Dragon Flies
	According to Russian researchers, dragon flies play a major role in transfer of nutrients, essential for terrestrial dwellers, from water to the shore.
--19-08-2011--
	Russian Nobel Laureates
	The full list of Russian Nobel laureates, including short information about them and links to the big biographic and theme articles from our site.
--12-08-2011--
	Anomalous Zones of Russia: Medveditskaya Chain
	Medveditskaya Chain is a place where car brakes failure may occur at any moment, where watch starts clocking wrong, and where one may come across silvery fog that leaves burns on people’s skin.
--31-10-2011--

News:

	Global Warming is Ending
	Russian scientists from the Physics University of the Russian Academy of Science report that global warming is coming to an end and the temperature will continue to decrease.
--23-05-2012--
	Most Detailed Earth Pictures Produced by Russian Satellite
	The Russian weather satellite “Elektro-L No.1” has provided 121-megapixel pictures of the Earth, the most detailed photographs in the history of space exploration. The pictures have caused international respect and admiration.
--15-05-2012--
	Russian Nobel Laureate Knighted in the UK
	Russian-born Nobel laureate Konstantin Novoselov has been awarded a knighthood of the United Kingdom for his contributions to science.
--12-05-2012--
	MSU Launched Project on the History of Humanity
	The Lomonosov Moscow State University, Microsoft and the University of California in Berkeley have launched an interesting scientific project ChronoZoom. It is a visualized on-line encyclopedia on the history of humanity, the origin of the universe and the development of life on Earth.
--23-03-2012--
	Facebook Hacker Cup: Russian Cracks the Code
	Just weeks after a Russian hacked Google Chrome another Russian citizen, Roman Andreev from St. Petersburg, has beaten an American to the second place, to scoop $5K and an award for hacking into Facebook.
--20-03-2012--
	Russian Scientists Will Clone Mammoth
	Specialists of the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk will join the Korean scientist Hwang Woo Suk in an attempt to resurrect the mammoth with the help of biological material found in permafrost.
--13-03-2012--
	Unusual Student's Experiment in Tambov: No Internet, No Mobile Phones
	An unusual experiment will be held at Tambov State University May 10-31. During three weeks 25 student volunteers will not use computers, mobile phones, tablets and other popular gadgets.
--29-02-2012--
	School Science Forum to Take Place in Yekaterinburg
	Representatives of 26 school scientific communities will participate in the forum February 25-26.
--24-02-2012--
	New Ice Age to Begin in 2014
	Forecasters predict that a new ice age will begin soon. Habibullo Abdusamatov, a scientist from the Pulkovo Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences considers that the sharp drop in temperature will start on the Earth in 2014.
--20-02-2012--
	Rosgidromet Will Monitor Weather with a Flying Laboratory
	Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Rosgidromet) is creating a national system for monitoring the space weather. The system will include a special flying laboratory.
--15-02-2012--
	Native Americans Came from Russia
	Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania confirmed that Native Americans came from Altai Territory, southern Siberia.
--03-02-2012--
	Skolkovo Innovation Center Plans to Send Tourists to Space
	The head of Skolkovo Fund Victor Vekselberg announced that Russian innovation center would send first tourists to space in three years.
--02-02-2012--
	Immortal Bacteria Found in Yakutia
	Russian scientists have found a strange 3-million-year-old bacillus in permafrost of Mammoth Mountain. This microorganism influences life expectancy of animals.
--18-01-2012--
	Russian Phobos-Grunt Falls in the Pacific Ocean
	On January 15, Russian Phobos-Grunt Mars probe that's being stuck in the Earth orbit for two months, finally has fallen into the southern areas of the Pasific Ocean.
--17-01-2012--
	Russian Scientists to Create Genetic Passports for Plants
	Scientists from Novosibirsk are going to create genetic passports for plants in order to restore endangered species.
--13-01-2012--
	Russia Marks the 300th Birthday Anniversary of Mikhail Lomonosov
	On Saturday, November 19, Russia celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of a great Russian scientist and thinker Mikhail Lomonosov.
--21-11-2011--
	Russian Spacecraft Failed to Reach Phobos
	On Wednesday Russia launched a robotic spacecraft to one of Mars moons, Phobos, but it failed to reach a flying orbit after separation from the launch vehicle.
--11-11-2011--
	IAEA: Iran's Nuclear Program Was Developed with the Help of Soviet Physicists
	An anticipated report by the IAEA contains allegations that the nuclear program in Iran was developed with assistance from Soviet nuclear physicists.
--08-11-2011--
	Mars-500 Mission Ends Successfully
	On Friday, the unique Mars-500 experiment for simulating a manned flight to Mars has been successfully completed.
--08-11-2011--
	MSU to Build an Observatory in Caucasus for $42mln
	In 2012-2013 the Russian State will fund the building of a Moscow State University observatory in the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia. The expenses are expected to amount to $42mln.
--07-11-2011--
	Spanish and Russian Scientists Discuss Plans for Collaboration
	A delegation of Spanish scientists have paid a visit to the Kurchatovsky Institute to discuss plans for future collaboration.
--03-11-2011--
	Fifth International Olympiad "IT-Planet 2011" to Attract Over 9000 Students
	The fifth International Olympiad for high school and university students, IT-Planet 2011, is expected to attract over 9000 participants from Russia and the CIS countries. The final will be held in Kazakhastan in March 2012.
--25-10-2011--
	Zhores Alferov Becomes Professor Emeritus of the Russian-Armenian University
	Zhores Alferov, an outstanding physicist and inventor, a 2000 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, has been elected a Professor Emeritus of the Russian-Armenian University
--13-10-2011--
	Russian Scientists Create Unique Skin Lasers
	The scientists of the Lebedev Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Science (FIAN) have developed a new laser to treat skin defects without any side effects, according to Venture Business News.
--29-09-2011--
	Russia Begins Interplanetary Missions after 20-years Break
	The "Phobos-Soil" unmanned interplanetary station will be launched into space in November of this year, which means Russia will resume flights to other planets after a long break of 20 years.
--26-09-2011--
	Sixth Annual Science Festival Comes to Moscow in October
	Since 2006, the annual All-Russia Science Festival has been drawing attention to the state of education and science in Russia, recent developments and the opportunities to improve the society with the help of scientific research. This year's festival runs from 7th to 9th October.
--19-09-2011--
	Russian Academy Of Medical Science & " Skolkovo" Will Develop Innovations
	Fund " Skolkovo " and Russian Academy of Medical Science ( RAMS ) signed a memorandum of collaboration, aimed to develop innovations in medicine.
--16-09-2011--
	Hermit of Genius Nominated for Russian Academy of Sciences
	Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman is put forward for academician candidature as a full member of the prestigious Russian Academy of Sciences.
--15-09-2011--
	" Alligator " Has Passed All The Tests Successfully
	Russian helicopter gunship Ka-52 " Alligator " has passed all the tests in sea conditions.
--15-09-2011--
	Sverdlovsk Region to Spend $1.8m on Nanotechnologies
	Authorities of Sverdlovsk region are going to allocate $1,8m from the regional budget on development of nanotechnologies in 2011.
--14-09-2011--
	Solution On The Basis Of Liquid Glass Is A New Means Of Firefighting
	First solution tests were conducted last week in Tomsk, where the scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University had invented a new special chemical composition.
--13-09-2011--
	New Domestic Animal Appeared In Novosibirsk
	Scientists from Novosibirsk repeated the great biological experiment of prehistoric man and tamed foxes. Ancient man spent a thousand years to do it, modern specialists spent half a century on it.
--09-09-2011--
	System Of Health Control By Means Of Mobile Telephone
	The scientists from the Ural are working on the system, which can help to control the state of health of patients with the help of mobile telephone.
--08-09-2011--
	Instrument For Brain Stimulation Is Made
	Scientists of the Institute of Neurocybernetics of Southern Federal University invented an apparatus for the control of stimulation of brain, which allows to cure depression and several mental diseases.
--06-09-2011--
	Russian and U.S. Scientists to Study Methane Release in Arctic
	On Friday a group of Russian and U.S. scientists left the port of Vladivistok on board of a Russian research ship "Academician Lavrentyev" to study methane emissions in the eastern part of the Arctic.
--05-09-2011--
	Gregor Mendel, Hereditary Laws, and Genetic Science in Russia
	189 years ago was born Gregor Mendel, the father-founder of genetics. In spite of his revolutionary discoveries, the development of genetic science in Russia was halted by the Soviet pro-Darvinist approach.
--20-07-2011--
	Russian Physicist Awarded a Kyoto Prize
	Russian astronomer and astrophysicist Rashid Sunyaev was recently awarded a Kyoto Prize, usually given to outstanding scientists, painters, philosophers and film directors, whose efforts made human society better.
--27-06-2011--