The Long Year 2012: The Long Year 2012

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The year 2012 was one of political and social upheaval in Russia,more than could… Read More

Mission Statement

The Center undertakes to make Russia intrinsic to all aspects of scholarly investigation: from history to visual culture, literature to economics, anthropology to politics.

About the Center

The Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia was established in 2011 thanks to a generous gift from the family of NYU alumni Boris and Elizabeth Jordan. The Jordans are a family of Russian-Americans with strong links in the worlds of business, culture, and religion on both sides of the Atlantic and a tradition of cultural sponsorship and philanthropy. The gift satisfied the twin goals of the donors: to promote knowledge and understanding of Russia past, present, and future, making Russia central to a global conversation; and to situate this ambition in a world-class research university in a vibrant center of business and the arts. The gift is their permanent testament to their roots in both countries, their commitment to their alma mater, and their nurturing of knowledge and the arts.

From the Director

Yanni Kotsonis, Director, Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, Associate Professor of History and Russian and Slavic Studies

New York
August 2012

The Jordan family endowed the Center for the Advanced Study of Russia two decades after the establishment of the Russian Federation. In so doing they recognized their roots in two cultures, their ongoing commitment to knowledge and the arts, and their bond with their alma mater. We inaugurate the Center with a deep appreciation for the trust that the donors have placed in us to create an institution befitting a major research university that considers itself global.

What it means to say that we inhabit a global community is not always clear.

All the Russias' Blog

A space for news and opinion, sponsored by The Jordan Center

Mr. Xi Goes to Moscow: Much Ado About Nothing?

by Michael Lumbers | Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

A more nuanced appraisal of Russia’s relationship with China tells us a great deal about both how Russian elites define their country’s core interests and possible trajectories for Russian foreign policy that bear little resemblance to these grim forecasts.

The Spy Who…oh, never mind.

by Eliot Borenstein | Friday, May 17th, 2013

When Ryan Fogle, Third Secretary at the American Embassy in Moscow, was arrested for attempting to recruit a Russian security-services officer, the world sat up and took notice. Then it snickered and sat down again.