Russia Is Changing Its DNA

Russia Is Changing Its DNA

The new policy of “The Foundations of Russian Sovereignty” against Article 13 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: Missionaries of the “special Russian way” assert that “highly organized states do not exist without a higher ideology.”...
Mobilized University

Mobilized University

Russian universities have become a place for pro-war propaganda and the persecution of anti-war students and teachers. Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: Anti-war-minded teachers are increasingly quitting and even leaving the country. Photo: https://t.me/romasuperromasuper  ...
Self-Censorship, Sabotage, and Colorful Hints

Self-Censorship, Sabotage, and Colorful Hints

How has the work of teachers at Russian universities changed since February 24? Lidiya Yatluk   Illustration: Teachers fear persecution, mobilization, and the prospect of border closures. Many want to psychologically distance themselves from the government....
The Year 2022 through the Lens of 1917

The Year 2022 through the Lens of 1917

Russian academia in post-revolutionary and current migration Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: In 1922, the Soviet government exiled around 200 Russian scholars via steamboats and trains. Photo: Vitold Muratov. Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0   Russian academics are experiencing...
Russian Academia and War

Russian Academia and War

“Academic patriotism” and “pure science” versus “academic citizenship.” Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: Polar positions effect mutual deafness in dialogue among scholars from both sides of the Russian border. Photo by Marl Clevenger on Unsplash   “Academic Citizenship”...