
Almost 400 Russian scientists sent a letter to President Vladimir Putin in which they complained that due to the reform of the Academy of Sciences in the country "a bulky and non-working science management system was created, which hinders scientific activity. About the collective letter of scientists in defense of the Russian Academy of Sciences, we are talking with a historian, a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Harutyunov and physicist, academician, head of the Trinity Scientific Center RAS Sergey Stishov.