 In 1984 he was elected corresponding member and in 1987, full member of the USSR Academy of Sciences (Division of Machine Engineering, Mechanics and Control Processes Problems).He has been the President of the USSR Academy of Sciences and its successor, the Russian Academy of Sciences, since 1991, having been reelected in 1996, 2001 and 2006.He is also involved in the Russian government, specifically as a member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.