Does Russia have any globally recognized technology clusters? Centers of research excellence?

Russian Technology is a state corporation ("goskorporatsiya") of Russia which is classified as a non-profit NGO (non-government organization). It was originally created to help fuel future technological breakthroughs in Russia using funding from Russia's expanding oil stabilization fund. [1] With over a billion dollars in funding from the Russian government, Russian Technology is poised to become a major state corporation in Russia. Some analysts believe it is likely that Russian Technology will incorporate Rosoboronexport (the largest and only military arms exporter in Russia) into its assets.

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LAHTI, Finland, September 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Russia is becoming one of the major software markets in Europe. In recent years, the software industry has been one of the most rapidly growing IT sectors with an average growth of more than 18% per year. Russia is considered as one of the most potential software markets in the world and the boom is predicted to continue in the following years.

From: PR Newswire Europe Including UK Disclose. New York: Sep 8, 2009.