Against the RAS reform

Against the RAS reform is English translation of letter Неприятие реформы РАН by academicians of RAS (Russian Academy of Sciences, РАН), that expresses the categorical rejection of the project of RAS reform from July 2013.

Since July 2013, the letter is discussed in the internet. In order to simplify the search and citing, the Russian original of this letter is copied from to the article Неприятие реформы РАН. In order to simplify the discussion with colleagues, who are not fluent in Russian, the English translation is loaded below. Similar letter, in English and in Russian, is available at http://save-russian-academy.org/ since July 2013, many thousands colleagues had signed it. Similar opinions from other countries are collected in article About RAS reform.

Introduction
Dear Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences!

Many colleagues expressed categorical non-acceptance of the draft of the federal law "On the Russian Academy of Sciences", submitted to the Duma. According to the project, the reform assumes the elimination of the Academy of Sciences and the creation of a new "RAS" in the form of a "club of academics", separated from the institutions. The situation is critical. Rhetoric is not enough. On our side, urgent practical countermeasures to the plans to eliminate the RAS.

The letter below is suggested.

The signing procedure: sendi a message of acceptance to: volovich(a)mi.ras.ru Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences V.E.Zaharov Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences A.V.Kryazhimsky Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences D.V.Shirkov Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yu.I.Manin Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences I.V.Volovich 01.07.2013

Letter
to Prezident of RF V.V.Putin

to Chairman of the Federation council of RF V.I.Matvienko

to Chairman the state Duma of RF S.E.Naryshkin

to Chairman of government of RF D.A.Medvedev

Expressing the categorical rejection of the draft federal law "On the Russian Academy of Sciences, the reorganization of the state academies of sciences and Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation" 305828-6 summated to the State Duma, we declare refusal to join the new "RAS", if the law is passed, because we do not consider it a legitimate and worthy successor and replacement of the existing Russian Academy of Sciences, founded by Peter I.

Academician of RAS V.E.Zaharov Academician of RAS A.V.Kryazhimskiy Academician of RAS V.A.Rubakov Academician of RAS D.V.Shirkov Academician of RAS Yu.L.Ershov Academician of RAS V.M.Kotlyakov Academician of RAS N.S.Dikanskiy Academician of RAS V.A.Vasilyev Academician of RAS L.V.Keldыsh Academician of RAS S.M.Stishov Academician of RAS A.A.Starobinskiy Academician of RAS V.L.Yanin Academician of RAS A.A.Abrikosov Academician of RAS V.B.Betelin Academician of RAS R.I.Nigmatulin Academician of RAS V.V.Dmitriev Academician of RAS M.V.Sadovskiy Academician of RAS M.A. Grachev Academician of RAS A.P.Kuleshov Academician of RAS V.B.Timofeev Academician of RAS V.A.Dybo Academician of RAS G.M.Eliashberg Academician of RAS A.V.Chaplik Academician of RAS S.S.Gershteyn Academician of RAS Roalyd Z.Sagdeev Academician of RAS A.V.Gaponov-Grekov Academician of RAS N.S.Kardashev Academician of RAS Yu.N.Pariyskiy Academician of RAS R.A.Suris Correspond member of RAS Yu.I.Manin Correspond member of RAS I.V.Volovich Correspond member of RAS A.Yu. Morozov Correspond member of RAS P.I.Arseev Correspond member of RAS M.I.Vыsotskiy Correspond member of RAS K.P.Zыbin Correspond member of RAS V.N.Gavrin Correspond member of RAS I.B.Hriplovich Correspond member of RAS V.I.Danilov-Danilyyan Correspond member of RAS V.E.Balakin Correspond member of RAS O.N.Solomina Correspond member of RAS N.G.Smirnov Correspond member of RAS A.A.Solovyev Correspond member of RAS S.Yu.Nemirovskiy Correspond member of RAS A.A.Belavin Correspond member of RAS I.I.Tkachev Correspond member of RAS M.I.Yalandin Correspond member of RAS E.L.Ivchenko Correspond member of RAS S.V.Ivanov Correspond member of RAS B.L.Ioffe Correspond member of RAS N.N.Sibelydin Correspond member of RAS A.V.Sobolev Correspond member of RAS E.V.Shtepin Correspond member of RAS S.K.Gulev Correspond member of RAS Yu.G.Mahlin Correspond member of RAS E.A.Hazanov Correspond member of RAS A.A.Tolstonogov Correspond member of RAS I.A.Panin Correspond member of RAS A.I.Ivanchik Correspond member of RAS D.I.Trubetskov Correspond member of RAS D.V.Treshtev Correspond member of RAS R.L.Smelyanskiy Correspond member of RAS A.V.Dыbo Correspond member of RAS A.A.Razborov Correspond member of RAS L.D.Beklemishev Correspond member of RAS V.V.Brazhkin Correspond member of RAS K.E.Degtyarev Correspond member of RAS A.M.Sergeev Correspond member of RAS A.B.Borisov Correspond member of RAS N.N.Rozanov Correspond member of RAS M.I.Rabinovich Correspond member of RAS A.K.Murtazaev

Editor notes
Any suggestions about the improvement of the translation above should be greatly appreciated.

The letter is signed by the top of the scientists of the Russian Academy of science. Their statement can be considered as agreement with general concept about destruction of science in Russia in the beginning of century 21. The comments about the problem mentioned in the letter are welcomed.

Keywords
Corruption, Destruction of science in RF, Duma, English, Pahanat. RAS Reform, RAS, Russia, Science,