Scientific and socio-political magazine. It was launched in 1931. Until 1934 the magazine was published in Leningrad, from 1935 - in Moscow. Since March 1992, it has been published under the title "Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences". Monthly magazine. Editors (simultaneously): Academicians V. P. Volgin, N. P. Gorbunov, V. L. Komarov, S. I. Vavilov, and others. Since 1966 the chief editor was the vice-president of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union M. D. Millionshchikov. The magazine published materials from the Academy's General Meetings, Presidium meetings, articles on topical areas of science, reviews of scientific sessions, Academy's conferences and meetings, its institutions, and scientific councils, information on the current life of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union and important events of the Academies of Sciences of Republics of the Soviet Union. It released information about international scientific congresses, conventions, meetings of Soviet and foreign scientists, their joint work. A significant place was given to the history of science, its memorable dates. The section "Criticism and Bibliography" contained reviews of the Academy’s papers and lists of books by the "Nauka" publishing house.
Presented issues: 1941-1943.