History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back KOSYGIN INSTITUTE OF TECTONICS AND GEOPHYSICS – CELEBRATING 50 YEARS V.G. Bykov, S.N. Alekseenko, A.Yu. Peskov The history of the Kosygin Institute of Tectonics and Geophysics, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is briefly reviewed from its establishment in 1971 to the present, with highlights from the life of the Institute and organization of science, as well as research findings. Keywords: tectonics, geodynamics, geophysics, seismicity, sedimentary basins, minerageny, East Asian margin. DOI: 10.25791/intstg.9.2021.1306 Pp. 003-018.