Axel Berg’s Legacy in Cybernetics and Education. From the Council on Cybernetics to Axel Berg Institute

The history of the Scientific Council on Complex Problem “Cybernetics” of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR created at the initiative of academician and navy admiral, Axel Ivanovich Berg, is covered. Axel Berg's brilliant predictions, relating to the cybernetics development and digital transformation in education are described. The current continuation of Berg's traditions is highlighted.