St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences The St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPIIRAS) () is a federal state budgetary institution of science located in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was founded on by a Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR. The official foundation date is , according to a Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The main research fields of the institute are computer science, intelligent automation systems and information technologies. The Institute is located in the building of
20th Century Battlefields air campaign (noting the changes in tactics to respond to international pressure) and then the ground attack. No individual engagement is given priority, though an amount of time is given to non-combat events, such as the burning of oil wells and SCUD attacks on Tel-Aviv. Dan Snow experiences operating in gas masks. 20th Century Battlefields 20th Century Battlefields is a BBC documentary television series hosted by television and radio personality Peter Snow, and his son Dan Snow. Episodes cover the major battles of the twentieth century, and is best known for its extensive use of "sand table" (often called the