The ordinary teachers are also rigorously tested, attend lessons and write theses. Publishing articles in academic journals is compulsory work and under-taking research occupies at least half the workload. The topics of research are decided from above and there is no autonomy here. "Researchers in national defense have all been through a strict process of selection," says V. Prudnikov.
平素老師也受嚴格考核，上課、撰寫論文、在學術雜誌上發表文章是必要工作，進行科研更佔一半工作量，研究項目由上級指定，沒有自主權，「從事國防研究者也都經過嚴格汰選」，浦尼克不諱言。