Academy of Sciences of the USSR

scientific institution of the Soviet Union (1925–1991)
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Academy of Sciences of the USSR

Summary

Academy of Sciences of the USSR is an academy of sciences[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR received the Order of Lenin[3].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR is in the country of Soviet Union[4].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's instance of is recorded as academy of sciences[5].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow[6].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's headquarters location is recorded as Saint Petersburg[7].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences[8].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Lebedev Physical Institute[9].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Komarov Botanical Institute[10].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences[11].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences[12].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences[13].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Southern Scientific Center RAS[14].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Mathematical Sciences[15].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Physical Sciences Division[16].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Computer Equipment and Technologies Department of RAS[17].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Power Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics and Control Processes[18].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Chemistry and Material Sciences[19].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Biological Sciences[20].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Physiological Sciences[21].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Earth Sciences[22].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Social Sciences[23].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Global Issues and International Relations[24].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Division of Historical and Philological Sciences[25].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Medical Sciences[26].
  • Academy of Sciences of the USSR's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Agricultural Sciences[27].

Body

Founding

July 27, 1925 marks the founding of Academy of Sciences of the USSR[28].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Alexander Karpinsky[29], Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov[30], Sergey Vavilov[31], Alexander Nesmeyanov[32], Mstislav Keldysh[33], and Anatoly Petrovich Alexandrov[34].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Moscow[6], a capital of Russia[35], in Duchy of Moscow[36] and Saint Petersburg[7], a federal city of Russia[37], in Russia[38], founded in 1703[39]. Subsidiaries include St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Institute of Mathematics of Russian Academy of Sciences[8], an organization[40], in Russia[41], founded in 1940[42]; Lebedev Physical Institute[9], a research institute[43], in Russia[44], founded in 1934[45], headquartered in Moscow[46]; Komarov Botanical Institute[10], an Institute of the Russian Academy of Science[47], in Russia[48], founded in 1714[49], headquartered in Saint Petersburg[50]; Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences[11], a research institute[51], in Russia[52], founded in 1957[53], headquartered in Novosibirsk[54]; Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences[12], an academy of sciences[55], in Russia[56], founded in 1932[57], headquartered in Vladivostok[58]; and Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences[13], an organization[59], in Russia[60], founded in 1932[61], headquartered in Yekaterinburg[62].

Recognition

Academy of Sciences of the USSR received the Order of Lenin[3].

Dissolution

Academy of Sciences of the USSR was dissolved in November 21, 1991[63].

Why It Matters

Academy of Sciences of the USSR has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

FAQs

What awards did Academy of Sciences of the USSR receive?

Honors received include Order of Lenin[3].

References

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  26. [29] . Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov: a short biography. wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov: a short biography. wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov: a short biography. wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . Against the Lysenkoites’ Hegemony: On the Establishment of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics at the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.
  32. [28] . wikidata.org.
  33. [63] . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [64] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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