Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall to attend a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Gennady Onishchenko, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science, physicist Sergei Mazurenko and President оf National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute" Mikhail Kovalchuk wait before a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Head of Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov, left, and Samara Region Governor Dmitry Azarov, center, chat as they wait before a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities Vladimir Yakushev, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office for Operations of the State Council Vadim Zelenyov and Murmansk Region Governor Andrey Chibis chat as they wait before a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, is at right.

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Altai Region Governor Viktor Tomenko and Tomsk Region Governor Sergei Zhvachkin chat as they wait before a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), speaks on his mobile phone as he waits before a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Samara Region Governor Dmitry Azarov and Rector of the Lomonosov Moscow State University Viktor Sadovnichy wait before a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Tula Region Governor Alexei Dyumin, right, enter a hall to attend a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Participants gather before a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko and First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office Sergei Kiriyenko chat as they wait before a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office Sergei Kiriyenko, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova and Presidential Aide Igor Levitin wait before a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko and First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office Sergei Kiriyenko wait before a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Representative of Russian President in the Central region Igor Shchyogolev waits before a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Acting Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev talk beforea joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Others from left, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office Sergei Kiriyenko, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, Presidential Aide Igor Levitin and Presidential Aide Maxim Oreshkin.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office Sergei Kiriyenko attend a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office Sergei Kiriyenko, is at left, and Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, is at right.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Others from left, Russian Academy of Science President Alexander Sergeev, Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office Sergei Kiriyenko, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova and Presidential Aide Igor Levitin.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, attends a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands with First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office Sergei Kiriyenko during a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Office Sergei Kiriyenko attend a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

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