Society of Scientists in discussion with A. Shakhnov, February 27, 2013 Colleagues, the collection of signatures continues to “proposals for the development of the RFFIF” [1], which were adopted by the General Assembly of the Society of Scientists (ONR) on February 27, 2013. The main goal of our proposals is to ensure that the RFFIF function in accordance with the principles of transparent and objective PEER-REVIEW expertizes adopted by the International Scientific Community.

Vladimir Surdin on the day of the anniversary. Photo by Oleg Bartunov On April 1, not only 5 years of our newspaper, but also 60 years, the famous popularizer of astronomy, the laureate of the Enlightener Award, the associate professor of the Moscow State University and the senior scientific employee of the study of the Galaxy and Variable Stars of the Gais, Vladimir Surdin. The TRV-hobby publishes several congratulations from his colleagues and joins all the warm words to Vladimir Georgievich.

On April 1, 2013, the first meeting of the Council on Science under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation was held. It is noted that the new advisory body will discuss the most important issues related to the development of science in Russia, including state programs in the field of science, an examination of the relevant regulatory legal acts.

Vladimir Pozner : ...Now the president is talking about creating a single, national history textbook for all classes, which change, naturally, depending on the development of the child. Isn't this back to the USSR? Can't get one point of view on history? History is a complicated thing.

Alexander Samokhin Member of the Council of the Trade Union of RAS Workers Alexander Samokhin commented on the discussion between Dmitry Livanov and the leadership of the Academy of Sciences as follows: An important detail of the response of academicians [9] is his urgency regarding the mentioned Minister [8] of readiness "together with the scientific community and the leadership of the Academy of Sciences to discuss and make decisions on how science should develop in Russia." Is, in particular,

For a beginner, the air conditioner may seem like a complex machine, but if you figure it out, then everything becomes much easier. The usual air conditioner consists of two blocks. The outer unit consists of a fan that blews the capacitor during operation. Simple models boast of only one fan mode. More expensive models have a built -in speed adjustment mechanism, capacitor (radiator cooling freon).

Do you have any personal opinion on Landsberg's textbook, should it be consigned to the dustbin of history, or is it, in fact, quite good and worth modernizing?

Photo from the site https://eu.spb.ru Will a single history textbook appear in Russia? Does he need it? About this, as well as about freedom of choice, students and teachers are reflected by Dr. East. sciences, professor, head. Department of International Relations and Foreign Regional Studies of Volgograd State University, Visiting Scholar University of George Washington (USA) Ivan Kurill .

Alexander Fradkov We are publishing a commentary from the co-chairman of the Society of Scientific Workers, Dr. tech. Sciences, member of the Council for Grants of the Government of the Russian Federation Alexander Fradkov . In fact, it is possible for external people to participate in St. Petersburg State University competitions, I know several participants, some of them even won. But to win, of course, it is advisable to enlist the support of your superiors.

For a beginner, an air conditioner may seem like a complicated machine, but once you figure it out, everything becomes much simpler. A conventional air conditioner consists of two units. The outdoor unit consists of a fan that blows air over the condenser during operation. Simple models boast only one fan mode. More expensive models have a built-in mechanism for adjusting the speed and condenser (radiator, cooling freon).

Alexander Holtygin Alexander Holtygin , doct. physical mat. Sciences, professor of the Department of Astronomy of the Mathematics and Mechanics Faculty of St. Petersburg State University, told the TRV-HUNDING about scientific grants at the university. Applications for research grants, to support participation in conferences, etc.

Internal grants. St. Petersburg University Sergey Popov All over the world, the work of scientific groups is highly dependent on the grant system. The presence of a good line of grants allows you to quickly and effectively achieve point financing of the most powerful groups conducting the most relevant research. However, it is quite difficult to create such a set of grants. By and large, this has not yet been achieved in Russia. Roll and roll off the waves.

Nikolai Veniaminovich Kaverin Will virologists be able to defeat the flu after 5 years or more? This is reflected by the Academician of the RAMS, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head. Laboratory of the physiology of viruses of the Research Institute of virology named after DI. Ivanovsky Nikolai Veniaminovich Kaverin . The variability of the superficial proteins of the influenza virus, hemagglutinin and neuraminidase, forces to resort to a regular change in vaccines.

Alexey Vodovozov About what successes were achieved by doctors and biologists in the fight against viruses, says a medical journalist, scientific editor of ABS and Russian Pharmacies, Alexei Vodovozov . Somehow the struggle against bacteria did not work out in humanity.

Rebekah Frumkin The name of the artist Clement Redko (1897-1956) today is known mainly to specialists. His painting “Uprising” (GTG) is one of the most mysterious works dedicated to the October Revolution. In the “Tretyakov Gallery” this work Redko entered directly from the collector and expert on the painting of Georgy Dionysovich Kostaka, who on the back of the picture made the inscription: “The picture of the century, the greatest work of revolutionary Russia. George Kostaki.