Vol. 2, No. 2

• Word from the Editor-in-Chief

Articles

1. Simon S. Ilizarov
   “Hic tuta perennat.” Imperial Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg: The 18th century pages 9 - 68
2. Evgeniy V. Pchelov
   Emblems and symbols of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences in the early period of its history pages 69 - 81
3. Sergey A. Mezin
   Peter I, Member of the Paris Royal Academy of Sciences pages 82 - 92
4. Tatiana Yu. Feklova
   Participation of the Academy of Sciences in Foreign Expeditions in the First Half of the 19th Century pages 93 - 109
5. Roman A. Fando
   The USSR Academy of Sciences during the Thaw (1956–1964) pages 110 - 129
6. Viadimir V. Volodin, Aleksei V. Samarin
   The Academy of Sciences and the Study of the Euroarctic: History and Modernity pages 130 - 143
7. Igor N. Yurkin
   The building of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Neskuchny: from the Demidovian past into the Academic present pages 144 - 156

Philosophical Perspective

1. Abdusalam A. Guseinov
   Development of Russian Philosophy at the Academy of Sciences. Interview with A.A. Guseynov pages 157 - 177

Publication of Documents

1. Yuri L. Voytekhovsky
   “Sincerely respecting you V. Obruchev”. In commemoration of 160th anniversary of the birth of Academician V.A. Obruchev pages 178 - 203
2. Elena F. Sinelnikova, Vladimir S. Sobolev
   An Attempt at a Dialogue with State Power: the Academy of Sciences and “A Note of 342 Scholars” (1905) pages 204 - 216

Visual Sources

1. Irina S. Parmusina
   Photograph album “From the Academy of Sciences of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to the XVII Congress of the VKP(b)” as a visual report and a historical source pages 217 - 237

Reviews

1. Alexander L. Kleitman
   A new perspective on the scientific heritage of the academic expeditions. Review of the monograph by I.A. Shipilov “Aca - demic Expeditions of the 18th century. The role of auxiliary personnel in the study of Si beria” (Novosibirsk, 2023) pages 238 - 242

Scientific Life

1. Gennady P. Aksenov
   300 Years of the Russian Academy of Sciences: Vladimir Vernadsky — Universal Natural Scientist, Thinker and Organizer of Science. (Exhibition Review) pages 243 - 247
2. Mariya V. Malunova
   The Internet portal “300 years of service to humanity. Discoveries of the Russian Academy of Sciences that changed the world” pages 248 - 250
3. Ksenia N. Kosobokova, Kirill G. Mikhailov
   Ceremonial meeting dedicated to the Centenary of the birth of Nikolai Andreevich Pertsov pages 251 - 255
4. Sergey V. Shalimov
   2nd International Conference of the Russian National Committee on the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences pages 256 - 260