1. Russia’s subsurface riches: Status and innovative approaches

   • A. I. Tatarkin
   • O. V. Petrov
   • B. K. Mikhailov

   Science and Society 11 October 2009 Pages: 403 - 411

2. Nanotechnologies and nanomaterials in the modern world

   • A. I. Terekhov

   Organization of Research 11 October 2009 Pages: 412 - 419

3. Water resources: A strategic factor in the long-term development of the Russian economy

   • V. I. Danilov-Danil’yan

   On the Rostrum of the RAS Presidium 11 October 2009 Pages: 420 - 428

4. Undisturbed ore riches

   • Yu. M. Pushcharovskii
   • E. S. Bazilevskaya

   Point of View 11 October 2009 Pages: 429 - 436

5. The role of theoretical research in the development of novel technologies

   • V. G. Gorokhov
   • A. S. Sidorenko

   Point of View 11 October 2009 Pages: 437 - 444

6. Competitive strength of the Russian Academy of Sciences in an open market economy

   • M. V. Ugryumov

   Point of View 11 October 2009 Pages: 445 - 453

7. Mass higher education in a competitive and commercialized environment

   • L. P. Verevkin

   Point of View 11 October 2009 Pages: 454 - 461

8. Quantifying the ionic form of gold in sulfide ores

   • S. F. Vinokurov
   • I. V. Vikent’ev

   From the Researcher’s Notebook 11 October 2009 Pages: 462 - 467

9. The Middle East conflict in the context of international relations

   Scientific Session of the General Meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences 11 October 2009 Pages: 468 - 472

10. The legacy of nomadic empires in steppe landscapes of Northern Eurasia

    • A. A. Chibilev
    • S. V. Bogdanov

    Review 11 October 2009 Pages: 473 - 479

11. The state in the past and in the future

    • L. E. Grinin

    Essay 11 October 2009 Pages: 480 - 486

12. “A demiurge and slave of science”

    • A. I. Grigor’ev
    • N. A. Grigor’yan

    Profiles 11 October 2009 Pages: 487 - 494

13. A titan of radio engineering

    • I. R. Ashurbeili
    • A. P. Reutov
    • E. M. Sukharev

    Profiles 11 October 2009 Pages: 495 - 500