The prizes and gold medals named after prominent scientists (russian: премии и золотые медали имени выдающихся ученых) are issued by the
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...
for important scientific works, discoveries and inventions. The awards are issued in the name of the RAS according to the results of contests announced by the RAS Presidium.Prizes and medals named after prominent scientists a RAS website
Great Gold Medals
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Lomonosov Gold Medal
The Lomonosov Gold Medal (russian: Большая золотая медаль имени М. В. Ломоносова ''Bol'shaya zolotaya medal' imeni M. V. Lomonosova''), named after Russian scientist and polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, is awarded ...
M. V. Lomonosov
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Pirogov Gold Medal Pirogov (russian: Пирогов), or Pirogova (feminine; Пирогова) is a Russian surname, derived from the word ''"пирог"'' (pie or cake). Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexander Pirogov (1899–1964), Russian Soviet opera ...
- (Большая золотая медаль имени Н. И. Пирогова (Great gold medal named after N. I. Pirogov)
Mathematics
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Bogolyubov Medal Bogolyubov or Boholyubov (; ) is a surname in Russia and Ukraine, meaning "he who loves God" or, possibly "he who is loved by God". Spellings Bogoljubov and Bogoliubov are also used. The feminine form is Bogolyubova (russian: Боголюбова). ...
N. N. Bogolyubov
Nikolay Nikolayevich Bogolyubov (russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Боголю́бов; 21 August 1909 – 13 February 1992), also transliterated as Bogoliubov and Bogolubov, was a Soviet and Russian mathematician and theoret ...
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Keldysh Medal Keldysh (Russian: ) may refer to:
Science
* Keldysh formalism, for studying non-equilibrium quantum systems
* '' Akademik Mstislav Keldysh'', a 1980 Russian scientific research vessel renowned for its visits to the wreck of the RMS ''Titanic''
* K ...
Chebyshev Medal
Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev ( rus, Пафну́тий Льво́вич Чебышёв, p=pɐfˈnutʲɪj ˈlʲvovʲɪtɕ tɕɪbɨˈʂof) ( – ) was a Russian mathematician and considered to be the founding father of Russian mathematics.
Chebys ...
Leonard Euler Medal
Leonard or ''Leo'' is a common English masculine given name and a surname.
The given name and surname originate from the Old High German ''Leonhard'' containing the prefix ''levon'' ("lion") from the Greek Λέων ("lion") through the Latin '' ...
Leonard Euler
Leonhard Euler ( , ; 15 April 170718 September 1783) was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician and engineer who founded the studies of graph theory and topology and made pioneering and influential discoveries in ma ...
I. M. Vinogradov
Ivan Matveevich Vinogradov ( rus, Ива́н Матве́евич Виногра́дов, p=ɪˈvan mɐtˈvʲejɪvʲɪtɕ vʲɪnɐˈɡradəf, a=Ru-Ivan_Matveyevich_Vinogradov.ogg; 14 September 1891 – 20 March 1983) was a Soviet mathematician, ...
Lobachevsky Prize
The Lobachevsky Prize, awarded by the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Lobachevsky Medal, awarded by the Kazan State University, are mathematical awards in honor of Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky.
History
The Lobachevsky Prize was established ...
I. G. Petrovsky
Ivan Georgievich Petrovsky (russian: Ива́н Гео́ргиевич Петро́вский) (18 January 1901 – 15 January 1973) (the family name is also transliterated as Petrovskii or Petrowsky) was a Soviet mathematician working mainly in ...
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Physical sciences
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S.I. Vavilov Medal
The International System of Units, known by the international abbreviation SI in all languages and sometimes pleonastically as the SI system, is the modern form of the metric system and the world's most widely used system of measurement. ...
S. I. Vavilov
Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov (russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Вави́лов) ( – January 25, 1951) was a Soviet physicist, the President of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union from July 1945 until his death. His elder brot ...
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Kapitsa Medal Kapitsa may refer to:
* Andrey Kapitsa (1931–2011), Soviet geographer and Antarctic explorer, discoverer of Lake Vostok
* Pyotr Kapitsa (1894–1984), Soviet physicist, Nobel prize winner
* Sergey Kapitsa (1928–2012), Soviet physicist
* 3437 K ...
Lebedev Medal Lebedev (russian: Ле́бедев), or Lebedeva (feminine; Ле́бедева) is a common Russian family name derived from the word лебедь (''lebed'', meaning "swan").
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 83.5% of all known bearers of th ...
Kurchatov Medal
The Kurchatov Medal, or the Gold Medal in honour of Igor Kurchatov is an award given for outstanding achievements in nuclear physics and in the field of nuclear energy. The USSR Academy of Sciences established this award on February 9, 1960 in hono ...
Landau Gold Medal
The Landau Gold Medal (russian: Премия имени Л. Д. Ландау) is the highest award in theoretical physics awarded by the Russian Academy of Sciences and its predecessor the Soviet Academy of Sciences. It was established in 197 ...
L. D. Landau
Lev Davidovich Landau (russian: Лев Дави́дович Ланда́у; 22 January 1908 – 1 April 1968) was a Soviet-Azerbaijani physicist of Jewish descent who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics.
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Sakharov Medal Sakharov (feminine: Sakharova) (russian: Сахаров, Сахарова) is a Russian surname, derived from the word ''"сахар"'' (sugar). Other spellings of the surname are Saharov / Saharova, Sakharoff , Saharoff.
The surname may refer to:
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Skobeltsyn Medal
Dmitri Vladimirovich Skobeltsyn (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Скобельцын) (November 24, 1892 in Saint Petersburg – November 16, 1990) was a Soviet physicist, academician of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1946), ...
I. E. Tamm
Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm ( rus, И́горь Евге́ньевич Тамм , p=ˈiɡərʲ jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvitɕ ˈtam , a=Ru-Igor Yevgenyevich Tamm.ogg; 8 July 1895 – 12 April 1971) was a Soviet physicist who received the 1958 Nobel Prize in ...
Friedmann Prize
The Friedmann Prize is a Soviet and Russian physics prize, awarded for outstanding work in cosmology and gravity. It is named after the Russian cosmologist Alexander Alexandrovich Friedmann.
Between 1972 and 1990 the prize was awarded by the USSR ...
Popov Medal
Popov (; masculine), or Popova (; feminine), is a common Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian surname. Derived from a Slavonic word ''pop'' (, " priest"). The fourth most common Russian surname, it may refer to:
*Alek Popov (born 1966), ...
A. A. Raspletin
A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet.
A may also refer to:
Science and technology Quantities and units
* ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation
* ''A'' value, a measure o ...
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Energy, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics and Control Processes
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Alexandrov Medal Alexandrov (masculine, also written Alexandrow) or Alexandrova (feminine) may refer to:
* Alexandrov (surname) (including ''Alexandrova''), a Slavic last name
* Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast, Russia
* Alexandrov (inhabited locality), several inhabi ...
A. P. Alexandrov
Anatoly Petrovich Alexandrov (russian: Анатолий Петрович Александров, 13 February 1903–3 February 1994), also known as A.P. Alexandrov, , was a Russian physicist who played a crucial and centralizing role in the ...
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Korolev Medal
Korolyov, also transliterated as Korolev or Korolov (russian: Королёв), or its feminine variant Korolyova, Koroleva, Korolova (), is a common Russian surname, and the name of multiple places in Russia. It is derived from the word ''korol'' ...
S. P. Korolev
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev (russian: Сергей Павлович Королёв, Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov, sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ kərɐˈlʲɵf, Ru-Sergei Pavlovich Korolev.ogg; ukr, Сергій Павлович Корольов, ...
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Chaplygin Medal Chaplygin (masculine) or Chaplygina (feminine; also masculine genitive) may refer to:
;People
* Sergey Chaplygin (1869–1942), Russian/Soviet physicist
* Stanislav Chaplygin (b. 1967), retired Russian professional association football player
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Mendeleev Medal
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (sometimes transliterated as Mendeleyev or Mendeleef) ( ; russian: links=no, Дмитрий Иванович Менделеев, tr. , ; 8 February O.S. 27 January">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="no ...
Semenov Medal Semyonov (masculine), also transliterated as Semenov, Semenoff, and Semionov (russian: Семёнов, link=no), or Semyonova (Semenova, Semionova; feminine) is a common Russian last name. It is derived from the Russian male name Semyon (related to ...
Kurnakov Medal Kurnakov (masculine, russian: Курнаков) or Kurnakova (feminine, russian: Курнаковa) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Nikolai Semenovich Kurnakov (1860–1941), Russian chemist
* Sergey Nikolaevich Kur ...
Chernov Medal Chernov (russian: Чернов) is a Slavic surname formed from the Russian word ''Chyorny'' (russian: Чёрный) meaning ''black''. The feminine form of the surname is Chernova (or Tchernova). Some people with this name include:
* Alex Chernov ...
A. A. Bochvar
A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet.
A may also refer to:
Science and technology Quantities and units
* ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation
* ''A'' value, a measure o ...
I. V. Grebenshchikov
I is the ninth letter of the Latin alphabet.
I or i may also refer to:
Language
* I (pronoun), the first-person singular subject pronoun in English
* I (Cyrillic), a letter used in almost all ancient and modern Cyrillic alphabets
* ı, dotles ...
V. A. Kargin
''V.'' is the debut novel of Thomas Pynchon, published in 1963. It describes the exploits of a discharged U.S. Navy sailor named Benny Profane, his reconnection in New York with a group of pseudo-bohemian artists and hangers-on known as the Wh ...
P. A. Rebinder P. is an abbreviation or acronym that may refer to:
* Page (paper), where the abbreviation comes from Latin ''pagina''
* Paris Herbarium, at the '' Muséum national d'histoire naturelle''
* ''Pani'' (Polish), translating as Mrs.
* The '' Pacific ...
Chugaev Prize
Lev Aleksandrovich Chugaev (16 October 1873 – 26 September 1922) was a Russian chemist. At the height of his career, he was professor of chemistry at the University of Petersburg, being the successor to Dmitri Mendeleev. He was active in the fi ...
Bekhterev Medal Bekhterev (russian: Бехтерев) is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Bekhtereva. It may refer to:
* Dmitri Bekhterev (born 1949), Russian rower
* Natalia Bekhtereva (1924–2008), Russian neuroscientist and psychologist ...
Pavlov Medal Pavlov (or its variant Pavliv) may refer to:
People
*Pavlov (surname) (fem. ''Pavlova''), a common Bulgarian and Russian last name
* Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist famous for his experiments in classical conditioning
Places Czech Republic
*Pavl ...
I. P. Pavlov
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov ( rus, Ива́н Петро́вич Па́влов, , p=ɪˈvan pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈpavləf, a=Ru-Ivan_Petrovich_Pavlov.ogg; 27 February 1936), was a Russian and Soviet experimental neurologist, psychologist and physiolo ...
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Sechenov Medal
Doctor Ivan Mikhaylovich Sechenov (russian: Ива́н Миха́йлович Се́ченов; , Tyoply Stan (now Sechenovo) near Simbirsk, Russia – , Moscow), was a Russian psychologist, physiologist, and medical scientist.
The very ...
Engelhardt Medal Engelhardt may refer to:
Places
*4217 Engelhardt, asteroid, named after geologist Wolf von Engelhardt
* Engel'gardt, moon crater, named after astronomer Vasily Engelhardt
*Engelhardt Ice Ridge, Antarctic feature, named after geophysicist Hermann En ...
Vavilov Medal Vavilov (russian: Вави́лов) is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Andrey Petrovich Vavilov (b. 1961), Russian politician and businessman
* Nikolai Vavilov (1887–1943), Russian geneticist
* Sergey Ivanovich Va ...
N. I. Vavilov
Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov ( rus, Никола́й Ива́нович Вави́лов, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ vɐˈvʲiləf, a=Ru-Nikolay_Ivanovich_Vavilov.ogg; – 26 January 1943) was a Russian and Soviet agronomist, botanist ...
V. V. Dokuchaev
Vasily Vasilyevich Dokuchaev (russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Докуча́ев; 1 March 1846 – 8 November 1903) was a Russian geologist and geographer who is credited with laying the foundations of soil science. T ...
A. A. Baev
A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet.
A may also refer to:
Science and technology Quantities and units
* ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation
* ''A'' value, a measure o ...
A. N. Bach
A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet.
A may also refer to:
Science and technology Quantities and units
* ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation
* ''A'' value, a measure o ...
D. N. Prianishnikov D. or d. may refer to, usually as an abbreviation:
* Don (honorific), a form of address in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and their former overseas empires, usually given to nobles or other individuals of high social rank.
* Date of death, as an abbreviat ...
A. . Severtsov
A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet.
A may also refer to:
Science and technology Quantities and units
* ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation
* ''A'' value, a measure o ...
M. M. Shemyakin
( ; ; pl. ; ; 1512, from Middle French , literally "my lord") is an honorific title that was used to refer to or address the eldest living brother of the king in the French royal court. It has now become the customary French title of respec ...
I. I. Schmalhausen
Ivan Ivanovich Schmalhausen (russian: Ива́н Ива́нович Шмальга́узен; April 23, 1884 – October 7, 1963) was a Ukrainian, Russian and later Soviet zoologist and evolutionary biologist of German descent. He developed the t ...
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Earth Sciences
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Vernadsky Medal Vernadsky, Vernadskiy and Vernadskij may refer to:
* Vladimir Vernadsky, mineralogist and geochemist
** 2809 Vernadskij, minor planet
** Vernadskiy (crater), lunar crater
** Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
** Vernadsky Research Base
The V ...
V. I. Vernadsky
Vladimir Ivanovich Vernadsky (russian: link=no, Влади́мир Ива́нович Верна́дский) or Volodymyr Ivanovych Vernadsky ( uk, Володи́мир Іва́нович Верна́дський; – 6 January 1945) was ...
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Karpinsky Medal Karpinski, Karpiński, or Karpinsky may refer to:
People
* Karpiński family, a Polish noble family
* Karpiński (surname), a Polish surname
Places
* Karpinskiy (crater) on the Moon
* Mount Karpinsky (disambiguation)
** Mount Karpinskiy in Ant ...
Berg Medal Berg may refer to:
People
* Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
*Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor
*Berg (footballer) (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
Former states
* Berg (state), county and duchy of the Hol ...
L. S. Berg
Lev Semyonovich Berg, also known as Leo S. Berg (russian: Лев Семёнович Берг; 14 March 1876 – 24 December 1950) was a leading Russian geographer, biologist and ichthyologist who served as President of the Soviet Geographical S ...
A. A. Grigoriev
A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet.
A may also refer to:
Science and technology Quantities and units
* ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation
* ''A'' value, a measure o ...
D. S. Korzhinsky D. or d. may refer to, usually as an abbreviation:
* Don (honorific), a form of address in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and their former overseas empires, usually given to nobles or other individuals of high social rank.
* Date of death, as an abbreviat ...
N. V. Melnikov
N is the fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet.
N or n may also refer to:
Mathematics
* \mathbb, the set of natural numbers
* N, the field norm
* N for ''nullae'', a rare Roman numeral for zero
* n, the size of a statistical sample
Sc ...
F. P. Savarensky
F is the sixth letter of the Latin alphabet.
F may also refer to:
Science and technology Mathematics
* F or f, the number 15 in hexadecimal and higher positional systems
* ''p'F'q'', the hypergeometric function
* F-distribution, a con ...
Nikolay Shatsky
Nikolay Sergeyevich Shatsky (Nicholas Shatski, russian: Николай Серге́евич Шатский) ( in Moscow – August 1, 1960 in Moscow) was a Soviet geologist, an expert in tectonics of ancient platforms.:ru:Премия имени О. Ю. Шмидта (after O. Yu. Schmidt, mathematician))
Social science
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Speransky Medal
Count Mikhail Mikhailovich Speransky (russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Спера́нский; 12 January 1772 – 23 February 1839) was a Russian reformist during the reign of Alexander I of Russia, to whom he was a close advisor. ...
L. V. Kantorovich
Leonid Vitalyevich Kantorovich ( rus, Леони́д Вита́льевич Канторо́вич, , p=lʲɪɐˈnʲit vʲɪˈtalʲjɪvʲɪtɕ kəntɐˈrovʲɪtɕ, a=Ru-Leonid_Vitaliyevich_Kantorovich.ogg; 19 January 19127 April 1986) was a Sovie ...
A. F. Koni
A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet.
A may also refer to:
Science and technology Quantities and units
* ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation
* ''A'' value, a measure o ...
G. V. Plekhanov
G is the seventh letter of the Latin alphabet.
G may also refer to:
Places
* Gabon, international license plate code G
* Glasgow, UK postal code G
* Eastern Quebec, Canadian postal prefix G
* Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australi ...
Dal Medal
In Indian cuisine, ''dal'' (also spelled ''daal'' or ''dhal''; pronunciation: , Hindi: दाल, Urdu: ) are dried, split pulses (e.g., lentils, peas, and beans) that do not require soaking before cooking. India is the largest producer o ...