Turn to the life and work of outstanding scientists and citizens of our country – academicians P. L. Kapitsa, V. A. Koptyug, N. L. Dobretsov – allows the authors of the article to identify the prominent role of the leaders of national science against the backdrop of crises, including era of fundamental changes in the country and society. What ideas regarding the organization of scientific research were put forward by them and were implemented, what is the role of the state in the life of the scientific community? The authors of the article reflect on this and other issues of national science, relying on the creative heritage of its leaders.
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