Russian “Student Societies”

Russian “Student Societies”

Nationalist and conservative student societies are becoming more active in Russian universities. Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: The network of “Russian societies” is distinguished by its particularly conservative-Orthodox inclinations. Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on...
Can Survey Results in Russia (Not) Be Trusted?

Can Survey Results in Russia (Not) Be Trusted?

In the last two years, Russian public opinion surveys about approval of the army’s actions in Ukraine and Russia’s political course have been heavily criticized. How fair is this criticism? Arseny Verkeev   Photo: The gradual decline in the percentage of people...
A Year without Academic Freedom

A Year without Academic Freedom

Rights and liberties in Russian higher education and the sciences in 2023. Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: The normalization of the daily nightmare in Russia has led the repressive Russian government to exert political and ideological control over higher education and...
The Two Faces of Academic Freedom

The Two Faces of Academic Freedom

Natural sciences vs. humanities: who stands to gain and who will suffer from the conservative swing? Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: The debate over whether an atheist Darwinian can criticize the very existence of God is now protected by academic freedom in the same...