The Society was established to support career development of Russian psychologists and to promote psychological science in Russian Federation. Among its key aims are promoting psychology for the public good, making it accessible to all, providing support to its members, and hosting conferences and events. In reaching its aims the Society is actively engaged in publishing, supports research in the field of psychology and works to ensure high standards of psychological education, training and practice in Russian Federation.
Founded on 24 January 1885 at Moscow Imperial University as the Moscow Physics-Medical Society ((Московское физико-медицинское общество and later as Moscow Psychological Society, the organization pursued the goals of promoting psychological research and disseminating the psychological knowledge in Russian Empire. Its first honorable members were Wilhelm Wundt, Theodule Ribot, Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz, William James, Edward Bradford Titchener. The Russian Revolution of 1917, two World Wars and political reforms of the newly established Soviet State brought the official activity of the Russian Psychological Society to a hold. It was fully resumed in 1957 under the name of The Union of Psychologists of USSR. Its current name of the Russian Psychological Society was taken in 1994 following the independence of Russian Federation.
Presidents
1885-1887 Troitskiy, Matvey Mikhailovich
1888-1899 Grot, Nikolay Yakovlevich
1899-1920 Lopatin, Lev Mikhailovich
1957-1963 Smirnov, Anatoliy Aleksandrovich
1963-1968 Leontiev, Aleksey Nikolaevich
1968-1983 Lomov, Boris Fiodorovich
1994-2001 Klimov, Eugeniy Aleksandrovich
2001-2007 Dontsov, Aleksander Ivanovich
Since 2007 and to the present time the President of the Russian Psychological Society is a professor, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Education, doctor in Psychology,
Organisational Structure
Presidium
Expert Council
Coordinating Council
Among the members of the Coordinating Council are also heads of Regional Departments of RPS.
Psychology in Russia: State of the Art is an annual academic journal covering all areas of psychology. Established in 2008, Russian Psychological Society's Annual series «Psychology in Russia: State of the Art» presents a collection of original articles on Russian theoretical and empirical research to date. It traditionally covers various domains of psychological science, like cognitive, clinical, developmental, social psychology, neuropsychology, psychophysiology, psychology of labor and ergonomics, and methodology of psychological science.
The National Psychological Journal covers current issues from the perspective of the psychological science, publishes original scientific and journalistic work in the field of psychology, reviews of scientific articles and books on psychology, the materials on international scientific conferences, congresses, classical domestic and foreign psychology.
The authors are prominent scientists, teachers of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, University of St. Petersburg and other universities in Russia and abroad, leading experts from various ministries, departments, research laboratories and psychological services. Thematic focus of the journal:
Socio-psychological aspects of social life and economic priorities of Russia;
Professional standards of training of professional psychologists;
Psychological aspects of national security;
Psychological issues of the priority national projects ;
Great Britain. Psychologist Stanislav GrofCzech Republic, United States. Psychologist, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst Russia, Finland. Psychologist Viktor A. SadovnichiyRussia. Mathematician Sergey K. ShoiguRussia. Minister of Defence Alexander BainScotland. Philosopher, mathematician, psychologist, teacher Wilhelm WindelbandGermany. Philosopher, teacher Wilhelm WundtGermany. Physician, physiologist, psychologist, teacher Karl Robert Eduard von HartmannGermany. Philosopher, psychologist Hermann von HelmholtzGermany. Physicist, physician, physiologist, psychologist, teacher Harald HøffdingDenmark, philosopher, historian, psychologist, teacher William JamesUSA. Doctor, psychologist, philosopher, psychologist Emil du Bois-ReymondGermany. Psychologist, philosopher Théodule RibotFrance. Philosopher, psychologist, teacher Charles RichetFrance. Physiologist, psychologist, teacher Herbert SpencerGreat Britain. Philosopher, sociologist, psychologist Edward B. TitchenerUnited Kingdom, United States of America. Psychologist, teacher Eduard ZellerGermany. Philosopher, theologian, historian
