Term “heliophysics” (Russian: “гелиофизика”) was widely used in Russian-language scientific literature. The Great Soviet Encyclopedia third edition (1969—1978) defines “Heliophysics” as “[…] a division of astrophysics  that studies physics of the Sun". In 1990, the Higher Attestation Commission, responsible for the advanced academic degrees in Soviet Union and later in Russia and the Former Soviet Union, established a new specialty “Heliophysics and physics of solar system”.
The term "heliophysics" (Russian: "гелиофизика") was commonly used in Russian-language scientific publications. The third edition of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978) defined it as a branch of astrophysics focused on the physics of the Sun. In 1990, the Higher Attestation Commission introduced a new academic specialization: "Heliophysics and physics of the solar system."