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Chemistry World May 20, 2013 Eugene Gerden	Petition calls for science minister to go A group of Russian scientists and members of the Russian Parliament has called on President Vladimir Putin to fire Dmitry Livanov, Minister of Education and Science, and to evaluate the rate of efficiency of reforms that are currently being conducted in the domestic science and higher education.
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Chemistry World July 25, 2013 Eugene Gerden	Russian scientists claim state reform will 'kill science' In a statement, the government claimed that the current system is plagued by a lack of coordination, particularly in managing their finances and buildings and infrastructure.
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