The staff of the King's Russia Institute stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, as they face an unprovoked and illegal invasion from Russia – an invasion that threatens the lives, freedom and sovereignty of tens of millions of people.
The Russia Institute is and will remain an open platform for rigorous research and honest debate without fear or favour, but that does not mean that we are neutral in the face of an attack on the fundamental principles of humanity.
Congratulations to Prof. Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, whose book - Red Mirror - won the
@aseeestudies
Davis Center Prize for the best book in political and social studies. Ура!
@KingsSSPP
@OxUniPress
We condemn this aggression in no uncertain terms and echo the call of UN Secretary General António Gutteres for an immediate cessation of hostilities, and for all Russian forces to return home.
What impact will sanctions have on Russian politics, economics and society, as it pursues its invasion of Ukraine?
Join Gulnaz Sharafutdinova,
@NKuhrt
, Adnan Vatansever, Oksana Antonenko &
@tashecon
for a deep dive on 9/3.
We're hiring!
Are you an early-career social scientist with ties to Russian higher ed? Applications are now being accepted for a postdoc research fellow for the 21/22 academic year!
So what do you do when you've watched the Navalny video and the Biden inauguration? You watch this!
Tuesday's US-Russia roundtable with
@ruth_deyermond
@Gottemoeller
@DmitriTrenin
&
@samagreene
If we dove any deeper, you'd need a submarine!
EVENT: 'Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Lessons from the Baltics'
Join us on 21 November for a discussion with journalist Aliide Naylor and Dr Mart Kuldkepp
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Here’s a question: Can we get to 2,000 followers by the end of the year?
How about this: our 2,000th follower will get a free signed copy of any of the books by our academics! Just time it right and pick your book! (We’ll be in touch, if you’re the one.)
EVENT: The end of Nagorno Karabakh – but not of the power politics in the South Caucasus
A roundtable with Anna Matveeva,
@Tom_deWaal
and
@LaurenceBroers
⏰ 17.30
🗓️ 11 October
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EVENT: What's Left of Belarus' sovereignty after 2022: External Challenges and Internal Uncertainty?
📅17 April, 18.00
with Anton Radniankou and
@GulnazSharaf
More 👇
Do
#sanctions
make you smarter? The
#Russia
Institute's Adnan Vatansever explores how Moscow has - and hasn't - adapted to sanctions on the country's
#energy
sector.
🗣️ 'The government perceives this issue of mothers and wives as a more dangerous issue than some kinds of political criticism...'
@MaxAlyukov
shared his insights with
@amandamcoakley
for an article featured in
@CodaStory
More here:
🗣️ 'President Zelensky has recognised that military support will be accompanied by intense international scrutiny on how such aid and materials are allocated...'
Dr Marc Berenson spoke to
@theipaper
about the removal of top officials in
#Ukraine
➡
🗣️ "People are quite tired of propaganda, and Kremlin messaging on TV is less popular..."
Our academic,
@MaxAlyukov
spoke to
@Newsweek
about the Kremlin's struggle to keep Russian TV audiences engaged 📺
Read more 👇
EVENT: 'How to understand 'petro-aggression' in the era of decarbonisation'
@Sasha_Etkind
will examine the rise of 'petro-aggression' and its impact on the global effort to decarbonise 🌎♻️
Join us! ⬇️
Missed yesterday's discussion of Covid-19 and the Russian power vertical with Gulnaz Sharafutdinova (
@KingsCollegeLon
) and Regina Smyth (
@IndianaUniv
)? Never fear, YouTube is here!
EVENT: Russia and Ukraine: Entangled Histories, Diverging States
⏲️ 15.00 - 16.30
🗓️ 11 April
Join
@OxanaShevel
and
@PopovaProf
at King's to discuss the newly-published book examining the roots of Russia's war against Ukraine
👇
How is Covid-19 changing power dynamics in Russia and the post-Soviet space? Relive our seminar with Marlene Laruelle and Madeline McCann (
@IERES_GWU
&
@ponarseurasia
) to find out!
In a new study, our academic
@MaxAlyukov
and
@mzavadsk
examine the impact of disinformation as a propaganda tool for authoritarian leaders 📰🚫
More here ⬇️
EVENT: 'The Authoritarian International: Tracing How Authoritarian Regimes Learn in the Post-Soviet Space'
For the first King's Russia seminar of the new academic year, we'll be hosting
@stephengfhall
on 9 October 🗣️
More 👇
A new report authored by our academic
@a_kupatadze
examines the impact of the war in
#Ukraine
on organised crime and security in the surrounding region
Read more ☟
Tomorrow, Sergei Guriev, chief economist
@EBRD
, explores the changing nature of work in
#Russia
& Eastern Europe,
@KingsCollegeLon
. Get your tickets before they're gone!
How Telegram became the main digital platform in Russia.
Dr Olga Logunova explores how Telegram's focus on sociopolitical topics & Russia's ban on YouTube, Twitter & Meta since the Ukraine war have helped fuel its growth.
⬇️
EVENT: 'Mobilising for War in Russia'
Join
@LawDavF
@NKuhrt
, Marc Berenson,
@MaxAlyukov
and Gulnaz Sharafutdinova to discuss mobilisation in
#Russia
⏰ 17.30 - 19.00
📅 10 October
More:
EVENT: Facing a Long Russia-Ukraine War 🇺🇦
We will be joined on 17 November by former ambassadors
@natasabanadze
(🇬🇪🇧🇪) and
@Simonsmithjg58
(🇬🇧🇺🇦) to discuss European, Eurasian and global security.
More ⬇️
.
@KingsRussia
Director
@samagreene
on
#Russia
/
#Ukraine
for
@ABCNews
: "If you're in Berlin, Washington, London or Kyiv, you have to take this very seriously. ... But I don't see anything in the immediate future that would suggest an uptick in what is already an active war."
"Leaders that emerge without control from the Kremlin, in a non-managed way, are seen as a threat," 🗣️📰
Our director,
@GulnazSharaf
spoke to Reuters about the outbreak of protests in the Republic of Bashkortostan
More ⬇️
🇷🇺🪆NEW PODCAST: Russian Imperialism Revisited
Is Russia attempting to re-build its former empire?
@dsagramoso
explores the drivers & motivations behind Russia's actions in the former Soviet space.
🔷
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✍️ 'War Can Both Help and Hurt Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Efforts' ✍️
@a_kupatadze
explores the impact of war on efforts in Ukraine to tackle corruption 🇺🇦
More here:
What happens when Moscow's city government decides to evict ~1mln people from their homes in the name of 'renovation'? Join
@IUPOLS
Regina Smyth
@KingsCollegeLon
on Monday for the gory details.
How are Chechen authorities trying to govern memory? Join Aude Merlin of
@ULBruxelles
to explore the politics of remembering and forgetting, on 18 November
@KingsCollegeLon
EVENT: Join us on 13 June as we welcome
@GwendolynSasse
for a discussion on her book, Russia's war against Ukraine 🇷🇺🇺🇦
📍 Bush House, WC2B 4BG
⏰ 17.00
More ⤵️
WATCH: 'Why Has Democracy Failed in Russia and What's Tsarism Got to Do with It?' 🎥
Professor
@TomilaLankina
joined us on 28 November to deliver a special lecutre
Watch it in full here ☟
EVENT: Unmasking Russian Information Warfare in Ukraine
⏰ 17.40 - 19.00
🗓️ 11 December
Oleksandra Tsekhanovska and Lesia Bidochko will examine key narratives of Russian propaganda targeting the occupied territories of Ukraine
Join us 👇
Have Russia's uber-rich made the transition from oligarchy to bourgeoisie? Join
@ElisabethSchimp
to discuss her new book on the subject
@KingsCollegeLon
on 24 September!
📆 29 Oct 17:00 - 18:15: 'Russian Imperialism Revisited'
With the former Soviet space once again becoming a place of conflict and instability,
@dsagramoso
discusses her new book, offering insight into Russia’s policies towards its ‘Near Abroad’.
How does the legacy of communism continue to shape political behavior in Central and Eastern Europe? Join
@j_a_tucker
of
@NYUJordanCenter
on 16 May
@KingsCollegeLon
to find out! Get your free tickets here:
Calling Russia Institute students! Apply now for a jointly sponsored paid internship with the
@ChathamHouse
Russia & Eurasia Programme! Contact us for an application code. Deadline: 8 January 2020!
Our academic, Dr Adnan Vatansever, spoke to
@NewsHour
about revelations that some US firms continued to supply equipment to Russia's oil industry months after the invasion of
#Ukraine
began
Read more 👇
Got your eyes on
#Ukraine
's upcoming presidential vote? We've freed up an extra 15 seats for Monday's roundtable discussion. Get yours before it's gone!
The Kremlin has given regional governors extraordinary leeway - but limited resources - with to address Covid-19. Our own Gulnaz Sharafutdinova explores how Russian federalism may be changing, for
@ponarseurasia
, with R. Smyth, T. Model & A. Klein.
Want to know more about
#Russia
and the post-Soviet space? Join us most Monday evenings for cutting-edge research, lively debate and the most important voices in the field. To make sure you're in the room when it matters, sign up to our mailing list!
Next Monday, we re-launch our seminar series as
#KRIOnline
, leading off with
@pustovek
on what
#Russia
's experience of crises like the 2010 wildfires can teach us about
#COVID19
. Log on!
🗣️ "The outpouring of emotions, tears, rage and anger revealed Navalny’s central place in the minds and hearts of those who believe in a different Russia..."
@GulnazSharaf
spoke to
@IBAnews
about the reaction to the death of Alexei Navalny
More ⬇️
Join us 22/11 to launch "The Donbas Conflict in Ukraine: Elites, Protest and Partition", by
@portsmouthuni
scholar and
@KingsRussia
alum Daria Platonova, in discussion with Serhiy Kudelia. Tickets available for virtual and in-person participants!
Professor of Russian politics,
@samagreene
spoke to
@CNN
about the nomination of JD Vance as Donald Trump's running mate and what it might mean for Europe 🗳️🌍
Read it here 👇
🎙️ Our academic
@MaxAlyukov
was the special guest on the
@Byond_Headlines
podcast 🎙️
Listen to the episode, Russia’s Disinformation Campaign, in full here ☟