MOSCOW, October 2 (RIA Novosti) - A group...

In an open letter to President Dmitry Medvedev published in the Vedomosti daily on Friday, the scientists highlighted "the catastrophic state of theoretical science" and put forward proposals to ensure the country"s scientific and technological development.

"The regression is continuing, and the scale and danger of the process have been underestimated. The level of finance for Russian science is in sharp contrast with comparable figures in developed countries. Scientists" mass departures abroad have remained a major problem for Russia," the letter said.

The authors warned that the ongoing destruction of the Soviet era"s solid scientific base, which guaranteed uninterrupted technological progress and the country"s independence, would lead to an unbridgeable gap between generations of scientists, and the disappearance of international-level science.

The scientists said pure science in Russia lacked strategic planning and clear objectives. They also highlighted a

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