Moscow State University denies reports that its scientific manuscripts must be vetted by federal police
The Vice President of Moscow State University, Andrei Fedyanin, who heads the school's scientific research programs, has denied reports that all new research must be vetted by the government's security services, in accordance with a federal law on state secrets. According to Fedyanin, only scholar's manuscripts are screened, though it is by expert commissions composed of fellow university staff.