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''Dynasty Foundation'' was Russia's only private funder of scientific research. It was created by
VympelCom PJSC VimpelCom (russian: ПАО «ВымпелКом» or full name russian: ПАО «Вымпел-Коммуникации», ''PAO «Pennon, Vympel-Kommunikatsii»'') is a Russian telecommunications company started in 1992 when its co-founders, ...
founder
Dmitry Zimin Dmitry Borisovich Zimin (russian: Дмитрий Борисович Зимин; 28 April 1933 – 22 December 2021) was a Russian radio scientist and businessman, who was the founder and honorary president of VimpelCom. From his retirement in t ...
in 2002. After the
Russian Ministry of Justice The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation (russian: Министе́рство юсти́ции Росси́йской Федера́ции, Миню́ст Росси́и) is a ministry of the Government of Russia responsible for the lega ...
added ''Dynasty'' to its list of foreign agents in 2015 due to Zimin's own contributions coming from his foreign bank account, the Foundation decided to shut down.


History

Dynasty Foundation was founded in 2002 by telecommunications businessman and philanthropist Dmitry Zimin. The priority areas of the Foundation's activities were the development of fundamental science and education in Russia, the creation of conditions for the work of scientists in their homeland, the popularization of science and education. Dynasty has supported the research of young biologists, physicists, and mathematicians; science programs for high-school students in academic institutions; and training for science teachers, among other programs. Dynasty also funded the translation of popular science literature, founded a book award for these writers, and supported lectures and festivals that promoted scientific knowledge. The first program of the foundation was launched in 2002 - grants and scholarships for students and young physicists. In 2007, for the first time in Russian history, the foundation was turned over to a board of trustees appointed from members of the public. In 2012 at the initiative of the Dynasty Foundation, the first School of Molecular and Theoretical Biology for high school students was held on the basis of the laboratories of Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research (PSCBI) of the
Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across t ...
. In 2013, Dmitry Zimin was awarded the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, becoming the first Russian philanthropist to receive it. In 2015, Zimin was awarded a national prize "For Faithfulness to Science" in the category "For Patronage of Science" for significant contribution in popularizing science and supporting the scientific community. Dynasty Foundation was designated a "
foreign agent A foreign agent is any person or entity actively carrying out the interests of a foreign country while located in another host country, generally outside the protections offered to those working in their official capacity for a diplomatic missio ...
" in 2015. The cause given was Dynasty's support for the organization ''Liberal Mission'', which held lectures on modern politics in 2014, and founder Zimin's contributions to the fund coming from his foreign bank account. Rather than carry the label, the board decided to liquidate the Foundation. The registration of Dynasty sparked protests from Russia's Presidential Human Rights Council, which called upon the Plenum of the
Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
to examine the practice of the courts in the application of the law. In 2016, D. Zimin, together with his son Boris, founded the international non-profit organization "
Zimin Foundation ''Zimin Foundation'' is a philanthropic nonprofit organization established by Dr Dmitry Zimin and his son Boris Zimin with the aim of supporting science, education and spread of information. History In 2002 Dmitry Zimin started Dynasty Founda ...
", which provides support for education and science in different countries of the world.


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* https://web.archive.org/web/20190725163324/http://www.dynastyfdn.com/english/ (archived website) {{Authority control Organizations established in 2002 2002 establishments in Russia Organizations disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Russia Foundations based in Russia Science advocacy organizations Non-profit organizations based in Russia Non-profit organizations listed in Russia as foreign agents