The 80th anniversary of the Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences

This article is devoted to the 80th anniversary of the Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, and presents a brief history of its development from the foundation day to the present day and a review of the Institute’s main research areas. The contribution is characterized that was made by the Institute’s staff to chemical science and technology.