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Benjamin Nathans revisits the drama behind the Soviet dissident movement
We have the basic plot of the story, but we don’t know the drama behind the plot.
The Noble "Extended Family" in Today’s Poland
The consistent presence of post-feudal imagery in Polish political and cultural discourse intrigued us as sociologists. Although we intuitively understood the implied role of this post-feudal symbolism within various models...
Thank You, Comrade Stalin, for Ben Carson
In Russia, the Dulles Plan was a pre-digital Internet meme, from back in the days when memes had to walk twenty miles in the freezing cold before finding a gullible...
Tatiana Saburova and Ben Eklof on Charushin and the lives of Russian populist intellectuals
Nikolai Charushin and his generation of populists insisted that every step of their revolutionary lives should be guided by ethical principles.
“Noblemen”: Belarusians fighting for Ukraine
After February 2022, Belarusians played a decisive role in countering the Russian advance on Kyiv. The logic behind their mobilization was simple: “Without a free Ukraine, there won’t be a free Belarus.”
The Devil Went Down to Zavolzhsk (Pelagia and the White Bulldog 2)
Bubentsov is going to make this provincial town matter, whether the town wants it or not.
Russians will be voting on Sunday. Here’s what you need to know.
Seven things to know about the coming election.
Open Letter on the Termination of Russian Studies Faculty at Ohio University
Like you, we are wholeheartedly invested in the survival and recovery of higher education in the United States amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That recovery depends on the will of universities...
The Devil Is No Match for Procedural Liberalism (Pelagia and the White Bulldog (Conclusion))
The rule of law is boring, but necessary
Civil Society in 19th-Century Russia
Susan Smith-Peter discusses the shaping of Russian provincial identity amidst the Great Reforms.
Duma Reforms: Flash or Substance?
Deputies have begun to grumble.
Searching for Józef Herburt in Kazakhstan
The fact that an escaped Polish exile from Ukraine managed to integrate himself into Kazakh society and impersonate a relative of Kenesary would make an exceptional find both for the...
Forcing Consensus: A Show Debate in the Early GDR
Whereas Stalin’s show trials featured confessions and executions, the aim of the show debate was to persuade the institute’s council of party members at the institute, the party-group to drop...
How Higher Education Keeps Dictators in Power
For authoritarian regimes, however, investing in universities also poses a risk. Cultivating a robust system of higher education may facilitate the development of a middle class and politically active youth...
Alessandro Stanziani explores the history of Russian economy in a global perspective
The NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and the Department of History welcomed economic historian Alessandro Stanziani, Professor at École des hautes études en sciences sociales and...
Provincial Purity vs. Capital Crimes (Pelgaia and the White Bulldog 7)
Capitals destroy the soul.
Do anti-corruption campaigns work? David Szakonyi presents evidence from Russia.
Research from Russia suggests that financial disclosure requirements may dissuade corrupt incumbents from seeking re-election.
Soviet Bullsh*t and New Russian Spell-Casting (Russia's Alien Nations)
Green is not just the color of the crocodile, it is the color of the money that he conjures out of thin air.
Spaces of Movement: Moving Away from the State or Moving the State
It was a lively and diverse symposium that took place on Friday, March 15, when the Jordan Center in cooperation with the Hagop Kevorkian Center brought together four prolific scholars...
Experts discuss Russian law and its trajectories
On October 16, 2014, the Jordan Center welcomed several scholars to participate in a panel, entitled Russia’s Legal Trajectories: Law in Action and Question, 1830 to 2014. In her introductory...