Science Is Female

Science Is Female

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?

Part 1: The Structure of Interactions between Science, Higher Education, and the State in the Soviet Union. Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: The situation in science and higher education varied substantially in different eras of the USSR. Photo by Soviet Artefacts on...
Russian Scientists in the USA

Russian Scientists in the USA

Emigration is an attempt to preserve one’s scientific identity in a world where borders have become an instrument of violence—and science an act of resistance. Daria Dimke and Irina Meyer-Olimpieva   Photo: Most of those who left received invitations thanks to...
Russian Scientists in Search of Utopian Freedom

Russian Scientists in Search of Utopian Freedom

Why specialists who have left the country are combining formal institutionalized activities with informal ones Sofia Smyslova   Photo: Emigrant scientists actively participate in informal teaching activities. Photo by freestocks on Unsplash   Academic staff...
Strategies and Survival Scenarios for Russian Scientists

Strategies and Survival Scenarios for Russian Scientists

Part 2: Abroad Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: A number of countries have introduced a visa ban, and this has made it impossible for Russian scientists to communicate and collaborate with scientific institutions in such countries. Photo by Alexander Markin on Unsplash   In...