From the Personal to the Global

From the Personal to the Global

by | 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....
Between Repression and Boycotts

Between Repression and Boycotts

by | 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...
Scientific Fraud in Russia and Post-Soviet Countries

Scientific Fraud in Russia and Post-Soviet Countries

by | Jul 4, 2025 | blog

Scale, mechanisms, and countermeasures to combat the issue Andrey Rostovtsev   Photo: The same people act as scientific supervisors and official opponents in dozens, and sometimes hundreds, of fictitious dissertation defenses. Photo by Debasish Lenka on Unsplash   In...
Science Is Female

Science Is Female

by | Jun 15, 2025 | blog

Contemporary Reflections on the Role of Women in Russian Academia Ekaterina Zibrova   Photo: The documentary “Science Is Female” was screened in several major Russian cities in 2024. Photo: Ekaterina Zibrova.   Academic freedom cannot be comprehensively studied...
Back to the USSR?

Back to the USSR?

by | Jun 1, 2025 | Uncategorized

Part 2. Science and Higher Education in Putin’s Russia: From Recentralization to Hybrid Ideologization Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: Stele “Glory to Soviet Science” (DNA monument) and the Blagoveshensky Annunciation Cathedral. City of Voronezh. By Vadim...