Abstract
The article shows that the problems of realizing human potential in the field of science are caused not only by anti-Russian sanctions aimed at undermining the economy and creating barriers to global scientific cooperation and technological development of Russia. They arose long before the Ukrainian crisis and were determined by the economic model, according to which Russia in the global economy was assigned the role of a supplier of raw materials while slowing down the development of science and technology and underfunding socially important industries. It is concluded that in the context of unrelenting sanctions pressure it is necessary not only to prioritize the development of science as a prerequisite for ensuring technological sovereignty, in response to global challenges, but also to create opportunities for the concentration of financial resources for the fulfillment of human potential adequate to these challenges.