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Articles with tag "Russian Academy of Sciences"

opinion Alexandra Borissova Saleh

The Kremlin Fears Academics Because They're Antithetical to Autocracy

Science cannot uncover the truth when constrained by ideology. It's a problem afflicting academics in Russia, but also the United States.

Russian Philosopher Reportedly Charged With Embezzling Public Funds Intended for Aristotle Translations

Svetlana Mesyats was detained and placed under house arrest last week following police raids at the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Philosophy...
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Novosibirsk Court Jails 2 Hypersonic Researchers for Treason

A judge sentenced Valery Zvegintsev and Vladislav Galkin to 12.5 years in prison each after finding them guilty of treason.
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Russian Linguists Call for Protection of Curse Words

Earlier, the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church urged lawmakers to address what he described as the increased usage of obscenities in society.
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Russia Opens First Xi Jinping Research Center Outside China

The Xi Jinping Thought Research Laboratory will specialize in the study of the Chinese leader's communist teachings.
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