Eight years ago, President Vladimir Putin decreed that Russia must become a leading scientific power. That meant at least five top-100 Russian universities by 2020, and a dramatic increase in the number of global citations of Russian scientific papers. Now a group at the center of Putin’s aspirations, the Russian Academy of Sciences, has dropped a bombshell into the plans. A commission set up by the academy has led to the retraction of at least 869 Russian scientific articles, mainly for plagiarism.

Academy commission's probe of domestic journals causes "conflict and tension".

The Spektr-RG x-ray mission will be Russia's only space observatory.

Many of Sci-Hub's domains have been blocked in Russia following a complaint from academic publisher Springer Nature that three studies covering heart and brain health were offered without obtaining an appropriate license.

Over the last decade, Russian academics and activists have built free, remarkably comprehensive online archives of scholarly works.

With Vladimir Putin set to earn another presidential term, researchers wonder whether his government will reverse decades of decline.

Physicist Alexander Sergeyev gets nod from Vladimir Putin.

New procedures give president final say in academy's elections.

Cornerstone of modern science immortalized in concrete.

Beleaguered institution cancels presidential election two days before vote, and appoints acting chief.

Scientific cooperation between the UK and Russia was boosted in August this year when Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev agreed to extend the UK-Russia Intergovernmental Agreement on Science and Technology cooperation for another 10 years.

New science minister promises to review controversial reforms

It’s not for oil or guns. It’s for plagiarized dissertations. And every self-respecting doctor, lawyer, and politician in the country wants one.

Roscosmos will receive a 30 percent cut amid country's economic problems.

Dynasty Foundation liquidated after Ministry of Justice labels it a 'foreign agent'.

About 3000 Russian scientists rallied in Moscow on Saturday to protest against government reforms of the research system and the imposition of competitive funding, which is not commonly used in the country.

Amid sanctions and a financial crisis, Dmitry Livanov discusses ongoing reforms to science funding.

NASA Scientific relations between Russia and the West have reached their lowest ebb since the cold war, after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.

The end of Russian science or the start of a new era? Either way, the government's reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences has fuelled a vicious debate. Fiona Clark reports from Moscow.