by Umnov | Sep 24, 2025 | blog
Benjamin Nathans explores the phenomenon of academic dissidence in the USSR. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: Andrei Sakharov had his own “stumbling block.” Photo by Re2000 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106564383 The...
by Umnov | Sep 1, 2025 | blog
Universities as Tools of Power Irina Busygina Photo: For university rectors, playing by the rules does not entail uncovering the “great big real world” for students, but rather reducing the world to a vulgar version of the patriotic narrative. Photo by Borja...
by Umnov | Aug 20, 2025 | blog
After 35 years, the planned economy system is returning to Russian higher education. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: Under Stalin, failure to appear at your assigned place of work after graduation was considered truancy and was punishable under the criminal code. Photo...
by Umnov | Aug 1, 2025 | blog
Drivers and Consequences of Russia’s Academic Isolationism. Theodore P. Gerber Photo: The isolation and destruction of Russian science has far-reaching adverse consequences for individual researchers, scholarly institutions, and global scientific communities....
by Umnov | Jul 21, 2025 | blog
What goals do sanctions against Russian academia actually achieve? Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: The boycott impacts a small and vulnerable stratum of Russian scientists, namely those who are most critical of Russia’s aggressive policies. Photo by 4C Band on...
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