Imperial Origins of Ethnic Mobilization in Russia
RSVP Here Speculation about the breakup of the Russian Federation remains a persistent theme in debates over the regime’s long-term stability, as well as in broader discussions on decolonization in…
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Russians’ Worldview and the Legacy of the Early 1990s
Image credit/license Communism’s collapse was greeted, broadly speaking, with relief and jubilation across Eastern Europe and most post-Soviet states. In Russia, however, it resonated differently. For Russians, the shock of…
Is There More Hope or More Fear Among Russia’s Exiled Activists After the August 2024 Prisoner Swap?
Image credit/license On August 1, 2024, 26 individuals were exchanged in the largest East-West prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War. It included U.S. citizens Paul Whelan, Evan…
‘Foreign Agent’ Laws in Georgia, Kyrgyzstan Show Pitfalls of Turning Local Governance Issues into Geopolitical Battles
Image credit/license Geopolitics is perilous to democracy. This is the cautionary story from the recent adoption of “foreign agent” laws in Kyrgyzstan and Georgia (called “foreign representatives” by the former…
Erection and Demolition of Monuments in Russian-East European Memory Wars
Image credit/license Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, East European states have sped up or begun the removal and relocation of Soviet monuments. The Russian government has responded by placing…
Where Is Russia’s ‘Military Keynesianism’ Headed?
Image credit/license Since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine and the Russian government’s turn to massive public spending, the term “military Keynesianism” has been increasingly used to describe…
Political Reforms for Postwar Russia: What Russian Wartime Migrants Say
Image credit/license Should it not change the structure of its political institutions, Russia is unlikely to recover from its authoritarian legacy and will remain a persistent threat to the international…
Bringing the Corporation Back in: How Russian Companies are Adapting to Sanctions and De-Globalization
Bringing the Corporation Back in How Russian Companies are Adapting to Sanctions and De-Globalization RSVP Here Russia’s response to the barrage of sanctions introduced since 24 February 2022 is the subject…
The Impacts of Host- and Home-Country Political Environments on Russian Activists Abroad
Image credit/license The departure of thousands of activists from Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has created opportunities for them both to engage with new constituencies…
Can Russians Learn to Recognize Propaganda? Understanding of Media Bias Amid the Ukraine War
Image credit/license Russians seem to be trapped in an echo chamber of propaganda: The polling suggests that most Russian adults consume news through state‐controlled media. Our own research shows that…