HIGH-ENERGY PHYSICS AT THE LEBEDEV-PHYSICS-INSTITUTE (TALK PRESENTED AT THE MEETING DEVOTED TO THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE INSTITUTE, 26 DECEMBER 1994)

The Lebedev Physics Institute of the Academy of Sciences, whose deep r oots lie in the scientific and technical heritage of Russia, assumed i ts present appearance in the 1930s to 1950s. Those were the years of t he creation and rapid development of nuclear physics in a broad sense, and especially of high-energy physics. The contribution of the Instit ute to this field of science, which has won wide international recogni tion, is emphasized in this talk. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physi cs.