Russia

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General country information

Country name: Russian Federation

Population: 142 million (2008, Rosstat)

Area: 17075 thousand square kilometers

Capital: Moscow

System of Government: Presidential parliamentary republic

Head of the Government: Dmitry Medvedev (President), Vladimir Putin (Prime Minister)

Science Minister: Andrey Fursenko

Parliament: Federative Council (upper house), Duma (lower house)

Administrative structure: Federal subjects grouped into eight federal districts.

Geography: The Russian Federation stretches across much of the north of Eurasia.

Source: HSE
Last up-date: 18 October 2010

  • Research Structure

    On this page, incrEAST provides an overview of the research and technology potential of Russia.
    [more...] (URL: http://www.increast.eu/en/178.php)

  • Research Policy

    In this section, incrEAST offers information on national research policies, structures, programmes and organisations in Russia.
    [more...] (URL: http://www.increast.eu/en/179.php)

  • Co-operation

    incrEAST provides information about the scope and objectives of international co-operation in research, science and technology between Russia and EECA countries, EU Member States and associated countries as well as about further opportunities for enhanced networking.
    [more...] (URL: http://www.increast.eu/en/180.php)

  • Russia: Current Information

    The information platform incrEAST has the aim of informing users about events, activities and publications in Russia.
    [more...] (URL: http://www.increast.eu/en/181.php)

  • Russia: Links/References

    This page provides an overview of links and references regarding Russia.
    [more...] (URL: http://www.increast.eu/en/267.php)

Documents

  • Country Report 2011: Russia

    [PDF - 947.4 kB]

    (November 2011, compiled as an annex to the "White Paper on Opportunities and Challenges in View of Enhancing the EU Cooperation with Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and South Caucasus in Science, Research, and Innovation".) (URL: http://www.increast.eu/_media/Country_Report_Russia_2011.pdf)

  • EU-Russia S&T Roadmap 2009-2011

    [PDF - 273.0 kB]

     (URL: http://www.increast.eu/_media/russia_roadmap_2009-2011.pdf)

  • RUSERA-EXE Handbook

    [PDF - 1.54 MB]

    "Spotlight on EU-Russia RTD cooperation. A snapshot of experiences on researchers’ level." Published 2009 (URL: http://www.increast.eu/_media/RUSERA-EXE_Handbook.pdf)

Contact Persons

  • Dr. Anna Pikalova

    • Higher School of Economics (HSE)
    • Myasnitskaya 20
    • 101000 Moscow, Russia
    • Telephone: +7 495 6283254
    • Fax: +7 495 6250367
    • Email Address: apikalova@hse.ru