1. Nikolai Mikhailovich Chirkov (1908–1972) (On his 100th birthday)

   • A. A. Berlin

   Announcement 28 November 2008 Pages: 1099 - 1100

2. Kinetics of propylene and ethylene polymerization reactions with heterogeneous ziegler-natta catalysts: Recent results

   • Y. V. Kissin
   • L. A. Rishina

   OriginalPaper 28 November 2008 Pages: 1101 - 1121

3. Electronic spectra parameters as a tool for studying the structure of the catalytic center and the mechanism of activation of d ⁰-transition metal complexes in olefin polymerization

   • V. E. L’vovsky
   • E. A. Fushman
   • S. S. Lalayan

   OriginalPaper 28 November 2008 Pages: 1122 - 1135

4. Immobilized organometallic catalysts in the catalytic polymerization of olefins

   • L. A. Novokshonova
   • I. N. Meshkova
   • V. G. Krasheninnikov

   OriginalPaper 28 November 2008 Pages: 1136 - 1150

5. Targeted synthesis of homo-and copolymers of propylene in liquid propylene initiated by highly efficient homogenous metallocene catalysts

   • P. M. Nedorezova
   • A. A. Koval’chuk
   • V. I. Tsvetkova

   OriginalPaper 28 November 2008 Pages: 1151 - 1160

6. Modification of polyolefins as a modern strategy to designing polyolefin materials with a new complex of properties

   • I. N. Meshkova
   • T. M. Ushakova
   • L. A. Novokshonova

   OriginalPaper 28 November 2008 Pages: 1161 - 1174

7. Oligomerization of 1-decene under the action of catalytic systems based on Al-aluminum activator-RCl and Al-RCl

   • P. E. Matkovskii
   • G. P. Startseva
   • R. S. Yarullin

   OriginalPaper 28 November 2008 Pages: 1175 - 1186