The Paleontological Institute Russian Academy of Sciences PIN Russian Палеонтологический институт РАН in Moscow is among

The Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (PIN; Russian: Палеонтологический институт РАН) in Moscow is among a paleontological institute. An affiliate of the Russian Academy of Sciences, it includes collections from all over the former Soviet Union, as well as from other countries.

Paleontological Institute
Палеонтологический институт РАН

Established	1930
Location	Moscow , Russia
Website	http://www.paleo.ru/

Museum

The Museum of Paleontology named after Yuri Alexandrovich Orlov is run by the institute, and contains public exhibits.

During World War II, the museum operated under a skeleton staff between 1941 and 1943 as the threat of the Battle of Moscow anticipated an invasion by the German army. Some specimens were packed up to prevent damage or destruction in air raids.

Notable staff

Evgeny Maleev
Ivan Efremov
Alexey Bystrow
Tatiana Dobrolyubova
Boris Sokolov
Kirill Eskov
Alexandr Rasnitsyn

References

Bodylevskaya, I.V. (2007). "The Paleontological Institute during World War II: Academician A.A. Borissiak and the Moscow Group". Paleontological Journal. 41 (2): 212–221. doi:10.1134/S0031030107020128.

External links

(in English and Russian) Laboratory of Arthropods
(in English) Paleontological Institute pages at the University of California Museum of Paleontology website

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[1] Bodylevskaya, I.V. (2007). "The Paleontological Institute during World War II: Academician A.A. Borissiak and the Moscow Group". Paleontological Journal. 41 (2): 212–221. doi:10.1134/S0031030107020128.