“Academician” is not a common word in the English language as it refers to a concept which does not exist in the English-speaking world. This word is used to describe a full member of an academy – a club whose purpose was to unite the most distinguished scholars.

One of the most well-known examples was the Soviet Union Academy of Sciences. As is the case with its successor – the Russian Academy of Sciences – membership was highly prestigious.

It is not surprising, then, that after the collapse of the USSR, multiple private academies emerged, offering the title of an