
President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Fortov hopes that the discussion of the bill on the reform of the state -owned state will continue, RIA Novosti reports. However, if the law comes into force, the academy will have to execute it, he said.
"I would not want to give assessments now, since the legislative process has not yet ended, since there will still be discussions in the Federation Council, then the President of Russia. Therefore, any of my statements can be perceived as an attempt to influence the decisions of the legislative power," he said.
Answering a question about possible shares of civil disobedience, Fttors emphasized that their participants were "free people in a free country, they have the right to arrange such a thing."
In turn, the head of the State Duma Committee on Education Vyacheslav Nikonov did not rule out that the State Duma would return to the discussion of the law. "Everything can be resolved by the presidential decree to create an agency that is being prepared, by a decree of the government. And if necessary, the State Duma will return to the issue of the Academy and corrects legislatively," he said
It is reported that the bill may be considered in the upper house of parliament on September 25.
On Wednesday, the State Duma adopted in the second and third final reading the law on the reform of the system of state academies of sciences, RIA Novosti reports. With the necessary 226 votes, 331 deputies spoke out, against - 107, one abstained. The second reading also passed on Wednesday.
The bill was supported by the LDPR factions and United Russia. The Communists voted against. The Socialist Revolutionary faction allowed their members to vote in free mode.
According to the adopted law, the management of scientific institutions is transferred to the agency for the management of property of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Academics opposed this amendment, believing that all institutions should remain under the jurisdiction of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
However, this norm will not apply to the Far Eastern, Siberian and Ural branches. The regional branches of the Russian Academy of Sciences will remain status, they will become federal state institutions. The founder and owner of the property located in the operational administration of regional branches and regional scientific centers will be the Russian Academy of Sciences.
According to the amendment, the RAMS and RASHN will also be attached to the wounds. The current members of the RAMS and ROSHN become academicians of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Instead of academicians and corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a new concept of "member of the Academy of Sciences" was introduced. Academics and corresponding members will receive this title.
The maximum number of members of the Russian Academy of Sciences was approved by the government at the proposal of the general meeting of the Academy. For three years, a moratorium will operate for the election of new academicians. The head of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the New Federal Agency will be the current president of the Academy Vladimir Fortov.
From the bill, the formulation of the "liquidation" of the Russian Academy of Sciences was removed. The functions of the Academy returned fundamental research.
During the meeting, the Duma at its walls took place a protest of scientists, for which more than a thousand people gathered ( 
On the eve of an inconsistent promotion at the State Duma gathered several hundred people. She passed without detention ( 

On Tuesday, deputies returned the bill to the second reading. By evening, the amendments developed in the summer were adopted for consideration.
On July 5, the State Duma adopted a bill on the reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the second reading. "For" 344 deputies voted, one abstained, there was not a single voice against. The third reading of the bill was postponed to the autumn session of the parliament.