Fundamental Achievements of Academic Science in Studies of Volcanoes and Earthquakes in Kamchatka

This paper reviews the results of fundamental importance achieved by the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IV&S), Far East Branch (FEB), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) for the period 1962‒2021. We consider the most important achievements classified under the following headings: Volcanological research includes petrologic and geochemical features of ejecta by volcanoes in the Kuril–Kamchatka region; the age of volcanoes and the phases of volcanogenic catastrophism in Kamchatka; hydrothermal systems and geothermal reserves of Kamchatka; hydrothermal metasomatism and volcanogenic mineral generation and mineralization; Geophysical research includes the seismology of volcanoes; deformation at active volcanoes; tectonic earthquakes and tsunamis; the internal structure of volcanic systems.