History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back SIX DECADES OF ACADEMIC SCIENCE IN SIBERIA: SIBERIAN BRANCH OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IN THE ERA OF CHANGE N.A. Kupershtokh In May 2017, the scientifi c community will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS). SB RAS is largest territorial branch. Foundation of the Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of USSR (Russian Academy of Sciences) was one of the phenomena in the history of Russian science in the XX. The purpose of the article is to summarize the problems and achievements of academic science in Siberia during the Post-Soviet period. The problems of adapting the scientifi c potential of Siberia to the new economic conditions in the 1990s are considered.The reasons for the outfl ow of cadres from science, the creation of a system of measures to restore human resources in scientifi c centers of the SB RAS are analyzed.The results of the activity of the Siberian Branch of RAS as a system of nine scientifi c centers are shown.It was noted that the principles of coordination, complexity and interdisciplinarity are the basis for the activities of the Siberian Branch of RAS in the 21st century.The first resume and results of activities of the regional branch after the reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2013 were studied. Keywords: regional scientific potential; Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, scientifi c centers; RAS reform. Contacts: Е-mail: nataly.kuper@gmail.com Pp. 03-14.