 It managed to improve the working environment for some auxiliary units and services.The main outcome of the last decade of the 20th century is probably the fact that despite all the hardships academic science had gone through KarRC RAS has managed to preserve the bulk of its human and scientific resources, gradually adapted to the new circumstances without compromising much of the amount and quality of its scientific products, and generated a solid background for future development.Funding still remained the main challenge, being mostly received from the federal budget but in amounts clearly insufficient for normal operation.