If someone asked you about the latest news in Russian education and science, what would come to mind first? The eviction of the Pulkovo Observatory, the dismantling of the *Nauka* publishing house, homeopaths in the Academy of Sciences, pseudoscientific TV programs with audiences in the millions, intimidation of schoolchildren and university students, plagiarized dissertations by officials at every level of government? Sadly, this is the true face of Russia’s modern education system.
Science and education in the beautiful Russia of the future mean supporting early-career researchers, bringing modern teaching methods to schools in remote regions of the country, ensuring universal access to scientific knowledge regardless of income, and promoting rational thinking and a critical approach to information. This is exactly what a small team of enthusiasts from the Evolution Foundation, created by well-known scientists and science communicators, has been doing for the past three years.
Evolution helps publish good books, organizes popular science lectures, provides travel grants to students attending scientific schools, supports teachers, fights pseudoscience and obscurantism, and inspires thousands of people to build a new society founded on knowledge rather than fear.
The foundation has no sponsors other than you and me. Right now, Evolution is raising money through its own website. Its work is incredibly important, so if you want to support modern science, follow this link: http://evolutionfund.ru.