The wounds specified the number of representatives of the authorities who became academicians

In October, 14 representatives of the authorities became members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), including a member of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Arnold Tulokhonov and the head of the Main Military Medical Department of the Russian Ministry of Defense Alexander Fisun. This was announced by TASS by the chief scientist of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, academician Mikhail Paltsov.

“There 25 officials ran in, 14 elections were held, the rest did not pass. Tulokhonov (Arnold) was running for the Federation Council, he passed. Then, Fisun (Alexander) was running for the Ministry of Defense. He is a colonel, a professor, a very famous scientist military. Recently became the head of the Main Medication Army,” said Plytsov.

According to Paltsev, Tulokhonov received the title of academician in the department of Earth sciences, in particular geography. And the doctor of medical sciences, professor and head of the department of outpatient assistance to the Institute for Advanced Doctors Munctz named after P.V. Mandryka Fisun became a corresponding member in the department of medical sciences, in the field of healthcare and medical education.

The day before, at a meeting of the Council on Science and Education, Russian President Vladimir Putin asked a question to President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Fortov, why, contrary to the presidential recommendation, several officials were elected among the academicians. The head of state said that he intends to provide such officials "the opportunity to engage in science, because, apparently, their scientific activity is much more important than the performance of some routine administrative duties in the authorities and management."

The President noted that, contrary to his assignment, some representatives of the Office of the Head of State, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, the FSB and several other departments took part in the election to the Academy of Sciences.

President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Fortov in an interview with TASS emphasized that he is confident in the high level of scientific knowledge, which are possessed by all the chosen members of the Academy. "Each person who is elected with us goes through a very complex and difficult procedure, in particular, his scientific merits are discussed in 11 places of different, and six times a secret vote takes place on this person. Therefore, if the colleagues of these people have chosen, then I have no reason to doubt their scientific level," Fortov said.

According to Mikhail Paltsov, in particular, the Academician title received a doctor of biological sciences, deputy minister of education and science, Alexei Lopatin. From 2006 to 2015, Lopatin was the deputy director for scientific work at the Paleontological Institute. A.A. Borisyaka RAS.

In addition to Fisun, the doctor of medical sciences, the head of the main medical department of the Presidential Affairs Management Konstantin Kotenko, who was previously the general director of the A.I. Burnazyana, Doctor of Law, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Alexander Savenkov, Doctor of Law, Head of the FSB registration and archival funds Vasily Khristoforov, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Director of the Department of Science, Innovation Development and Management of Medical and Biological Risk of Health of the Ministry of Health Sergey Rumyantsev.

In addition, a corresponding member was a doctor of technical sciences, professor, deputy director of the Russian fundamental research fund Igor Sheremet. The Russian Academy of Sciences noted that Olga Kovtun, who was elected by a corresponding member, served as Minister of Health of the Perm Territory, but left his position in August.

Among the most titled of 25 fingers ran in members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, he called the Minister of Health Veronik Skvortsov, who, according to the academician, withdrew her candidacy before the elections. The governor of the Tambov region Alexander Nikitin also did. And the supervisor of the State Archive of the Russian Federation Sergey Mironenko submitted his candidacy, but did not go through the elections.

Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences are selected by voting for four years. This title can only be left if the scientist reports this and the majority will vote for this decision during the general meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Elections in the Russian Academy of Sciences ended on October 28. According to their results, the candidates of 176 new academicians and 323 new corresponding members were approved. In total, 2273 applications for 518 seats were submitted. This year’s elections have become the most large -scale in the history of the Academy of Sciences. They passed for the first time since 2011, because in 2013 they were canceled due to the reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences.