Plagiarism Since the Start of the War

Plagiarism Since the Start of the War

How Russian scientists are working with Asian markets to trade scientific papers. Andrey Rostovtsev   Photo: Russia is being flooded by papers published through purchased co-authorship. Photo by Isa Az on Unsplash   The creation of large language models has...
A Year of Isolationism and Re-Sovietization

A Year of Isolationism and Re-Sovietization

In 2025, the Russian government asserted its ideology, sought enemies in the West, and tried to create an alternative to globalization. Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: In 2025, it became clear that the educational and research agenda was increasingly being subordinated...
Sovereign Sociology

Sovereign Sociology

A master framework for a discipline or a language of dependence? Andrea Asina   Photo: The concept of “sovereignty” has become a key meme in state ideology. Photo by Mick Haupt on Unsplash   At the end of June 2025, St. Petersburg held the first Time of...
Academic Freedom Online

Academic Freedom Online

In Search of Freedom and Knowledge Irina Chudova   Photo: The internet is seen as a place of freedom on an academic, civic, and personal level. Photo by RoonZ nl on Unsplash   Online learning, the prevalence of which grew significantly during the pandemic,...
What Happened to University Self-Governance?

What Happened to University Self-Governance?

A Timeline of the Dissolution Dmitry Dubrovsky   Photo: The amended university governance structure also simplified pay reform.. Photo by Roman Manshin on Unsplash   The incredible upswing in democratic procedures in Russian science and higher education seen in...
The Flying and the Fleeing

The Flying and the Fleeing

How universities around the world are escaping authoritarian pressure and disaster Part 2. Sofia Smyslova   Photo: Some researchers argue that leaving is the only and most powerful way of opposing the authoritarian regime. Photo by Michal Balog on Unsplash  ...