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...
by Umnov | 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...
by Umnov | 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...
by Umnov | Jun 1, 2025 | blog
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...
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