The State of Russian Science: Focus Groups with Nuclear Physicists

Two specialists on Russian society and politics examine the condition of Russian science and scientists based on secondary literature, official statistics, and focus groups conducted with 19 Russian nuclear physicists in October 2001. The article discusses the implications of their findings for international security and for Russia's economic and political trajectories.

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