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The Sword and the Violin: Aesthetics of Russia’s Security Policy

(Journal of Slavic Military Studies) (Co-authored with A. Makarychev) Abstract: The article addresses the sphere of performing arts as part of Russia’s security policy and, in particular, its propaganda dimensions. The authors approach…

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Unpacking the Post-Soviet: Political Legacy of the Tartu Semiotic School

(All Azimuth) (Co-authored with A. Yatsyk) Abstract: This article sketches out general approach to using cultural semiotics as a cognitive tool for analyzing international relations in general and in post-Soviet area…

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Religion and Soft Power in the South Caucasus | Articles by Berg, Makarychev, Valiyev, and Yatsyk

(Routledge) See the articles by PONARS Eurasia members Eiki Berg, Andrey Makarychev, Anar Valiyev, and Alexandra Yatsyk in Religion and Soft Power in the South Caucasus (August 2017) (Subscription required). Introduction: In the Caucasus region, Georgia,…

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Estonia and the refugees: political discourses and artistic representations

(Global Affairs) (Co-authored with A. Yatsyk) The article addresses two dimensions of the refugee debate in Estonia – political discourses and cultural representations. The authors specifically focus on distinctions between…

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Lotman’s Cultural Semiotics and the Political (New Book)

(Co-authored with A. Yatsyk) Yuri Lotman (1922-1993) was a prominent Russian intellectual and theorist. This book presents a new reading of his semiotic and philosophical legacy. The authors analyse Lotman's semiotics in a…

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Vocabularies of International Relations after the Crisis in Ukraine [NEW BOOK]

(Co-editors: A. Yatsyk and A. Makarychev) The conflict in Ukraine and Russia's annexation of Crimea has undoubtedly been a pivotal moment for policy makers and military planners in Europe and beyond. Many analysts see…

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Borders in the Baltic Sea Region: Suturing the Ruptures [NEW BOOK]

(Co-editors: A. Makarychev and A. Yatsyk) This book focuses on the recent political trajectories within the Baltic Sea Region from one of the success stories of regionalism in Europe to a potential area…

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Russia–EU Borderlands after the Ukraine Crisis: The Case of Narva

(Book chapter) (Co-author: A. Makarychev) Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the military insurgency in Ukraine’s eastern provinces triggered political and academic debates on various issues related to post-Soviet borderlands, above…

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Biopower and geopolitics as Russia’s neighborhood strategies: reconnecting people or reaggregating lands?

(Nationalities Papers) (Co-author: A. Yatsyk) In this article, we address geopolitics and biopower as two different yet mutually correlative discursive strategies of sovereign power in Russia. We challenge the dominant…

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Nation Building, Political Boundaries, and Cultural Authenticity: Post-Soviet Borderlands in Transformation

(Cambridge Scholars Publishing) (Co-author: A. Makarychev) This article analyzes today’s independent ex-Soviet borderlands (Ukraine, Georgia, and Estonia) of the Russian Federation. More precisely, the authors identify the cultural and social practices…

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The Sword and the Violin: Aesthetics of Russia’s Security Policy

Unpacking the Post-Soviet: Political Legacy of the Tartu Semiotic School

Religion and Soft Power in the South Caucasus | Articles by Berg, Makarychev, Valiyev, and Yatsyk

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Nation Building, Political Boundaries, and Cultural Authenticity: Post-Soviet Borderlands in Transformation