Dear Chris and Inge, If I may, I would like to suggest the following:
“Despite our revulsion at the unprovoked war being waged by Russia on Ukraine with its the deliberate targeting of civilians, and its attacks of health facilities as recorded by WHO [source: https://extranet.who.int/ssa/LeftMenu/PublicReportList.aspx?start=2022-0... the editors have decided against a boycott of the scientific endeavours of Russian academicians. We do this in the interest of maintaining our shared culture of professional cordiality and in order to protect and promote the development of knowledge and academic work throughout the world. We will continue with this policy until further notice”.
The concept of ‘kulturny’ and its antonym ‘nekulturny’ is fundamental to an understanding of everyday Russians; though not, unfortunately, to their rulers.
Kind regards,
Mark
HIFA profile: Mark Lodge is Director of Programme Development at the International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research, Oxford, UK. The INCTR is dedicated to helping to build capacity for cancer treatment and research in countries in which such capacity is presently limited, and thereby to create a foundation on which to build strategies designed to lessen the suffering, limit the number of lives lost, and promote the highest quality of life for children and adults with cancer in these countries, and to increase the quantity and quality of cancer research throughout the world. www.inctr.org mlodge AT canet.org
