TRIBOLOGY:STATE OF THE ART AND ADVANCES IN CIS

General state of research in fundamentals and applied areas of tribology is analysed with taldng account of changes in structure of funding and other aspects of transfer from centmllzed state economy to market one under simultaneous effect of USSR disintegration to independent states. Belarus Tribology Society as a coordinating body is presented. Activities of the major centers of research in friction, wear and lubrication are shown. Recent advances in development of analytical and calculation methods, surface characterization, wear testing and standardization, condition monitoring and tribomaterials are considered.