MOSCOW. May 21 (Interfax) - Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev is not optimistic about the activity of a newly formed presidential commission for the prevention of history falsifications harmful for Russia. "I still do not understand what this commission is and what it may do. Results may be the opposite?" he said.

The commission formed by a presidential ordinance is led by Presidential Administration Head Sergei Naryshkin. Deputy Education and Science Minister Isaak Kalina and Assistant Head of the Presidential Administration Igor Sirosh are his deputies. Head of the Presidential Department for Domestic Policy Ivan Demidov is the commission's executive secretary.

The commission includes representatives of the Presidential Administration, the Foreign Ministry, the Federal Security Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Justice Ministry, the Culture Ministry, the Education and Science Ministry, the Federal Science and Innovations Agency, the Federal Archive Service, the State Duma, the Public Chamber and academicians.

The commission will sum up and analyze information concerning falsification of historical facts and events aimed to lessen the international prestige of Russia. It will also draft reports for the president and proposals on the prevention of history falsifications harmful for Russia.