Russian Academy of Sciences
 The Russian Academy of Sciences (Russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к pronounced as Rossíiskaya akadémiya naúk shortened to RAS or in Cyrillic РАН pronounced as RAN) consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such as libraries publishing units and hospitals.With headquarters in Moscow the Academy (RAS) is declared as a civil self-governed non-commercial organization chartered by the Government of Russia. 