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Evolution of Latinization in Turkic states: From Sovietization to Nationalization
Central Asia's current process of Latinization is strongly linked to the legitimization of power, the construction of postcolonial identity, and the search for geopolitical balance between Russia and Turkey. At...
Migration as a Tool for Expansion: Russia’s Geopolitical Carte Blanche Vis-à-vis Eurasian Union
Migration is key to Putin’s geopolitical strategy.
"Traditional Values" Rhetoric and Efforts for Greater Domestic Violence Protections in Russia: Why Legislative Action May Not Be Enough
Pervasive domestic violence remains an ongoing human rights concern in Russia, with cases underreported and a pronounced lack of recourse and governmental support services. Efforts to address this issue have...
Destruction, Reconstruction, Belief: The 1837 Fire at the Winter Palace and its Aftermaths (A Paper in Verse)
‘Twas evening in St Petersburg
The days were very short
It happened in December
At the dwelling of the court.
The tsar was at the theater
When the news was brought to him
“The palace has gone up in flames!”
The news was very grim!
Emotional Accessibility: Illustrations and Editorial Cartoons in Late Imperial Russia’s "Kopeck Press"
In the years before the First World War and the Bolshevik Revolution, Russia was home to a thriving penny press. Journalists, publishers, and ambitious entrepreneurs in towns and cities across...
Conversation in the Kitchen: Sasha Dugdale’s Voiced Translation of Maria Stepanova
Some may argue that there is a conflict of interest in translating a friend, but Sasha Dugdale’s deft translations of Maria Stepanova, with whom she is close, suggest that friendship...
Condemned to Stagnation? Comparing Rebel Governance Models in the Secessionist Regions in Moldova and Ukraine
Parastates or de facto states feature as an overlooked phenomenon in international affairs. A recent study identified thirty-four of them in existence after the Second World War. Their surprising long-term...
Cossack Education Becoming Further Institutionalized Across Russia’s Regions
Russia is going to great lengths to maintain its war effort in Ukraine without another wave of mobilization. Military-adjacent structures like the Registered Cossacks are becoming increasingly important as a source of recruits for the Russian army.
Transnational Cinematic Contact Zone: a discussion with Masha Salazkina
Masha Salazkina, Associate Professor of Film and Research Chair of Transnational Arts and Culture from Concordia University in Montreal, spoke to guests of the Jordan Center on Friday regarding her...
Amber Wars: Corruption and International Implications
While the conflict in the East has garnered much attention in the last few years, the illegal amber market plaguing Ukraine’s northwestern region is virtually unknown to the international community.
Snowden in Moscow: The Interview
"I’ve been recognized every now and then. It’s always in computer stores. It’s something like brain associations, because I’ll be in the grocery store and nobody will recognize me. Even...
Russia's Relations with the West one Year after the US Presidential Elections
One year after the US presidential elections, what is the current state of US-Russian/Eurasian relations and what can we expect for the future?
Russia’s Break with the International Liberal Order and Consequences for Arctic Cooperation
In the past, state cooperation in the Arctic region has continued despite great-power competition. This situation has changed completely since Russia began its full-scale war on Ukraine.
Here’s How Trump’s Election Will Affect U.S.-Russian Relations
Donald Trump broke new ground — especially for a Republican candidate — with his consistent praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Creation of Soviet National Consciousness, or Why Nadezhda Krupskaya Matters
Locating the female subject in early Soviet history has been a broader impetus for my investigation of the relationship between gender and nationalism in the formation of the Soviet state....
The Power Practices of Neutrollization and Trickstery in International Digital Society
The design of the two Russia-linked disinformation campaigns exposed by Facebook reveals a peculiar mix of neutrollization and trickstery in action.
Post-Soviet Transformations as a Shame-Mediated “Civilizing Process”: Neoliberalization, Academia, and the War in Ukraine
I recently attended a workshop where each participant presented their observations about the state of national identity in the Baltic States. One of my arguments in the workshop was that...
Sociology of Corruption: Patterns of Illegal Association in Hungary
Since 2010, Orbán’s government has induced a radical transformation of grand corruption patterns in Hungary: a shift from oligarchic or economic state capture toward political state capture, in which complex corrupt networks are professionally designed and managed by the very top of the political elite.
Ukraine’s Post-Soviet Legion? Foreign Fighters from the Former Soviet Union in Ukraine
Foreign fighters hailing from the former Soviet Union are more numerous, and better incorporated into Ukraine’s armed forces, than ever before. Their language skills, experience of post-Soviet armed conflicts, and...
The Day of Family, Love and Fidelity: "Traditional Values" and Church-State Relations in Russia
“You have gay parades, and we have the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity."