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Russian science: Breaking up is hard to do

Economist and former science minister Boris G. Saltykov sees opportunity for change and innovation in Russia.

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  1. Science Indicators 2007 (State Univ., Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2007).

  2. Kouzminov, Y. et al. The New Economy — A Chance for Russia. (State Univ., Higher School of Economics, Moscow, 2003).

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Saltykov, B. Russian science: Breaking up is hard to do. Nature 449, 536–537 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/449536a

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