Russia moves to stifle private science foundation
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028894
Nature : Having made a fortune in telecommunications, businessman Dmitry Zimin established the Dynasty Foundation in 2002 to support science and education in Russia. Now Dynasty’s existence is under threat from the Russian government. Last month the country’s Justice Ministry ruled that the foundation qualifies as a “foreign agent.” With that designation comes a range of onerous reporting requirements that trigger criminal penalties if unmet. Dynasty’s activities that could be interpreted as foreign include requiring grant applications to be submitted in English, translating popular science books into Russian, and funding an annual summer school for high school students, postdoctoral researchers, and senior scientists from Russia and abroad.
