by Gaudeamus | Aug 27, 2026 | blog
Public dissent has all but disappeared from Russian universities. Why? Dmitry Rudenkin Photo by Midhun Harikumar on Unsplash Dissent over the War after February 2022 The first months following the start of Russia’s full-scale military aggression against Ukraine were...
by Gaudeamus | Jul 26, 2026 | blog
The transformation of Russian graduate education, from reform to counter-reform. Part 2. Dmitry Dubrovsky In Part One, we talked about how Russian doctoral education became a hybrid of the Soviet state certification system, the Bologna educational model, and...
by Gaudeamus | Jul 16, 2026 | blog
The transformation of Russian graduate school, from reform to counter-reform. Part 1. Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: The Soviet graduate student was understood primarily as part of a trained scientific cadre rather than as an autonomous researcher and bearer of academic...
by Gaudeamus | Jun 16, 2026 | blog
In the fifth year of the war, Russian academia has entered a qualitatively new dimension of unfreedom. Yulia Sineokaya Photo: In 2026, the position that “science stands above politics” is no longer a neutral stance. Photo by Khashayar Kouchpeydeh on...
by Gaudeamus | Jun 11, 2026 | blog
Scientists in Exile: Between Transnational Repression and Collective Suspicion Dmitry Dubrovsky Photo: The challenge for academic refugees today lies not only in choosing a new country of residence, but also in the lack of spaces where their academic status can be...
by Gaudeamus | May 25, 2026 | blog
Relocated universities in Ukraine M.I. Academic Freedom Amidst Air Raid Alerts War transforms not only political reality, but also the functioning of foundational social institutions. In this context, universities become increasingly vulnerable spaces. As opposed to...
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