Demidov Prize
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The Demidov Prize is a national scientific prize in Russia awarded annually to the members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Originally awarded from 1832 to 1866 in the Russian Empire, it was revived by the government of Russia's Sverdlovsk Oblast in 1993. In its original incarnation it was one of the first annual scientific awards, and its traditions influenced other awards of this kind including the Nobel Prize.
Pavel Nikolaievich Demidov, the founder of the prize
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Russian Academy of Sciences
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The Russian Academy of Sciences 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.
Russian Academy of Sciences
The building of the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg on Universitetskaya Embankment
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Original headquarters of the Imperial Academy of Sciences – the Kunstkamera in Saint Petersburg