Collaboration in modern science: course on autarky?

The article analyzes the institute of research scientific collaborations of Russian scientists; an attempt is made to classify the concept of collaboration of scientists. The paper provides a preliminary analytical assessment of the prospects for the entry of Russian scientists and teams of scientists in collaboration with foreign scientists and institutes. The authors seek to answer difficult questions: how and on what principles scientific collaborations of Russian scientists with US scientists, the European Union (EU), China, with scientists and researchers from other countries will be built.