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...
Strategies and Survival Scenarios for Russian Scientists

Strategies and Survival Scenarios for Russian Scientists

Part 1: Within the Country Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: At least a third of the research budget currently goes to developments directly related to war. Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash   “Wild Putinism” The routinization of the war and murky forecast for changes in...
“White Lists” in Search of Sovereignty

“White Lists” in Search of Sovereignty

Russia has compiled lists of scientific journals and publications that can be counted by scientists in their reports to their employers or grantors. AK*   Photo: In the 2010s, the widespread introduction of foreign databases played an exceptionally positive role...