Institute of World Economy and International Relations
Encyclopedia
The Institute of World Economy and International Relations was founded in 1956. It was a successor to the earlier organization, the Institute of World Economy and Politics which existed from 1925 to 1948.
It has become a well-known and highly appreciated center for fundamental and applied socio-economic, political and strategic research. Many members of Russian political elite, journalist
s and representatives of Media business have been on the IMEMO staff, among them former minister of foreign affairs I.S.Ivanov and many others.
The IMEMO conducts among others research on the following areas:
It has become a well-known and highly appreciated center for fundamental and applied socio-economic, political and strategic research. Many members of Russian political elite, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
s and representatives of Media business have been on the IMEMO staff, among them former minister of foreign affairs I.S.Ivanov and many others.
The IMEMO conducts among others research on the following areas:
- forecasting and analysis of the world economy;
- international relations and politics;
- economic and socio-political developments in foreign countries, such as the USA, Japan, European and the Third World countries;
- problems of the transition period in RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(politics, economics and cultural affairs).
Directors of the Institute
- 1956-1965 - Anoushavan Arzoumanian
- 1966-1982 - Nikolai N. Inozemtsev
- 1983-1985 - Alexander Nikolaevich YakovlevAlexander Nikolaevich YakovlevAlexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev was a Soviet politician and historian who was a Soviet governmental official in the 1980s and a member of the Politburo and Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union...
- 1985-1989 - Yevgeny PrimakovYevgeny PrimakovYevgeny Maksimovich Primakov is a Russian politician and diplomat. During his long career, he served as the Russian Foreign Minister, Prime Minister of Russia, Speaker of the Soviet of the Union of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, and chief of intelligence service...
- 1989-2000 - Vladlen Matrynov
- 2000-2006 - Nodari Simoniya
- Since December 2006 - Alexander DynkinAlexander DynkinAlexander A. Dynkin is a Russian economist whose research interests and publications have been in growth, forecasting, international comparisons, technological innovation and energy studies...
.