Valentin Vital'yevich Rumyantsev (ru: Валенти́н Вита́льевич Румя́нцев) (19 July 1921, Novaya Skatovka, Saratov

Saratov

-Modern Saratov:The Saratov region is highly industrialized, due in part to the rich in natural and industrial resources of the area. The region is also one of the more important and largest cultural and scientific centres in Russia...

 region — 10 June 2007, Moscow

Moscow

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) — Russian specialist in mechanics

Mechanics

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, stability theory

Stability theory

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 and control

Control theory

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. Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Russian Academy of Sciences

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 (1992), Department of Engineering, Mechanics and Control.

Professor of the Moscow State University

Moscow State University

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, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Department of Theoretical Mechanics and Mecatronics.

Editor of the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics

Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics

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 .

Corresponding member (1995), member (2000) of International Academy of Astronautics

International Academy of Astronautics

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 (France

France

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, Paris

Paris

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).