The King's Russia Institute at King's College London

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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.
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Only a third of Russians are now prepared to vote for Putin, suggests a new study led by Institute Director @samagreene. kcl.ac.uk/news/new-research-…
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This Thursday: Research-based insight into the uprising in Belarus! w/ @sashadevo, @alesherasimenka, @MRohava, @oonuch, @gbrunc, @samagreene, Mark Beissinger and others. Co-hosted with CAPRN @OfficialUoM, @ZOiS_Berlin, @UNC_CSEEES facebook.com/events/29511799…
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What's in store for US-Russian relations? Join our blue-ribbon panel with @ruth_deyermond, @Gottemoeller, @samagreene and @DmitriTrenin 19 January to find out! @KingsSSPP @FSIStanford @CarnegieRussia eventbrite.co.uk/e/ridin-wit…
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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.
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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 aseees.org/news-events/aseee…
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#Russia begins at King's. Apply now. bit.ly/2EVsLus
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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.
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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. eventbrite.co.uk/e/russia-un…
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Join top @KingsCollegeLon experts 15 Feb to explore the evolving strategic confrontation between Russia, Ukraine, the US and Europe. With @APHClarkson, @dsagramoso, @ruth_deyermond, @MaximAlyukov, Christoph Meyer, Marc Berenson & Adnan Vatansever. eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-crisis-…
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Today! Gulnaz Sharafutdinova presents her new book -- The Red Mirror -- in conversation with @russiafiles and @samagreene. Join us at 17:30 London time. @OxUniPress @KingsSSPP eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-laun…
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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! jobs.kcl.ac.uk/gb/en/job/020…
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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! piped.video/kne-3a9ez1Q
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EVENT: Join us on 17 February for Calamity and Hope: One Year Since Russia Invaded Ukraine 🇺🇦 Our academics @a_kupatadze, @MaxAlyukov, @GulnazSharaf, and Marc Berenson will join @warstudies colleagues @NKuhrt, @DrJadeMcGlynn and @dsagramoso More 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/calamity-…
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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 More ☟ eventbrite.co.uk/e/russias-i…
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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.)
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How should Western governments deal with Moscow? We'll ask the questions the #RussiaReport elided, with @NKuhrt, @PreciousChatD, @ruth_deyermond, @samagreene and @AndreiSoldatov. w/@warstudies @KingsCollegeLon kcl.ac.uk/events/after-the-r…
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NEW: A call for submissions has been issued ahead of the annual King’s Russia Institute symposium 📝 The theme of the 2025 event is 'Scholarly Knowledge in the Context of Epistemic Injustice and Authoritarian Censorship'. Read more 👇 kcl.ac.uk/news/call-for-subm…
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Missed our dissection of last weekend's Duma elections, with @ReginaSmyth, @Ben_H_Noble, Margarita Zavadskaya, Andrei Semenov and @samagreene? Catch up on the insight and analysis here: piped.video/watch?v=FjklsSRi… #KRIOnline
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Join us at King's on 6 March as @DrRadchenko and @ruth_deyermond discuss the history of Soviet foreign policy More here 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-anxio…
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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 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/whats-lef…
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Thirty years later, is the end of the USSR still a work in progress? Join @ruth_deyermond, @NKuhrt and @samagreene for a deep dive.
🎙️🚩☭ PODCAST: The fall of the #SovietUnion 30 years on Was the collapse of the #USSR inevitable? Why and how did it happen? 30 years on @samagreene, @NKuhrt & @ruth_deyermond discuss! 🔴apple.co/3q3W1o2 🔴spoti.fi/3GKkxkU 🔴bit.ly/3m8Ph7q
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Miss Monday's discussion of the ends and means of the Russian security state with @CatherineBelton, @irinaborogan, @AndreiSoldatov and @samagreene? Relive it here! piped.video/watch?v=qGuM5Ozp…
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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. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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🗣️ '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: codastory.com/disinformation…
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Are you an early career Russian social scientist? Interested in a funded postdoc in the UK? Then we want to hear from you! jobs.kcl.ac.uk/gb/en/job/020… @aseeestudies @BASEES @ASN_org @UCMembers @ponarseurasia
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Two new panelists: Thrilled to announce that @vcharnysh and @TatsianaK will also be joining us! Will you?
This Thursday: Research-based insight into the uprising in Belarus! w/ @sashadevo, @alesherasimenka, @MRohava, @oonuch, @gbrunc, @samagreene, Mark Beissinger and others. Co-hosted with CAPRN @OfficialUoM, @ZOiS_Berlin, @UNC_CSEEES facebook.com/events/29511799…
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Our academic @MaxAlyukov spoke with @TIME about state media and the propaganda war in #Russia 👇bit.ly/3m7KcyM And @GulnazSharaf spoke to @CNN about the state of the Russian economy under the weight of sanctions 👇 cnn.it/3Zg2r3E
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🗣️ "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 👇 newsweek.com/russia-state-tv…
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🗣️ '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 #Ukraineinews.co.uk/news/world/ukrai…
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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! piped.video/watch?v=XxH8oOy6…
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As Russian politics shift even further towards autocracy, what should we make of the 2021 #Duma elections? Join @Ben_H_Noble, @ReginaSmyth and @samagreene on 22 September to discuss. #KRIOnline eventbrite.co.uk/e/disunited…
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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. ⬇️ridl.io/explaining-the-rise-…
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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! piped.video/watch?v=DHkBgXQ2…
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What does the #Biden Administration mean for #Russia's relations with the West? Reserve your seat at the top table, 19 January, with @Gottemoeller, @DmitriTrenin, @ruth_deyermond and @samagreene. Places going fast!
What's in store for US-Russian relations? Join our blue-ribbon panel with @ruth_deyermond, @Gottemoeller, @samagreene and @DmitriTrenin 19 January to find out! @KingsSSPP @FSIStanford @CarnegieRussia eventbrite.co.uk/e/ridin-wit…
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Couldn't make it to the seminar? Listen to Igor Fedyukin's discussion of the history of corruption in Russia here: soundcloud.com/user-41950927…
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'Propaganda, Political Apathy, and Authoritarianism in Russia' Here's Institute fellow @MaxAlyukov with an article for the @NYUJordanCenter 👇 jordanrussiacenter.org/news/…
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Who controls Russia's oil? Join us 30 March for the launch of Adnan Vatansever's groundbreaking new book, "Putin's Oil", together with Thane Gustafson and @samagreene! @KingsSSPP @KingsCollegeLon @utpress eventbrite.com/e/book-launch…
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What are #Russia's motivations in #Ukraine, #Georgia and elsewhere in the former USSR? Russia Institute affiliate and @warstudies scholar @dsagramoso explores.
🇷🇺🪆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. 🔷apple.co/3eOeQpY 🔷spoti.fi/3gMJL8F 🔷 bit.ly/3t0xUGf
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"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 ⬇️ msn.com/en-gb/news/world/sup…
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.@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."
Growing concerns over another build-up of #Russian troops along the border with #Ukraine - @samagreene on whether he thinks there is an intention to invade. #TheWorld @bevvo14
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Russia Institute director @samagreene on hospitalized Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, for @euronews piped.video/G-huRltAX7A
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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! eventbrite.co.uk/e/rich-russ…
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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 👇 tickettailor.com/events/scho…
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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: russiamatters.org/analysis/w…
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Miss last night's discussion of @dsagramoso's new book, Russian Imperialism Revisited? Never fear - relive it here! piped.video/RddKTYlg8_Q @warstudies @KingsSSPP @routledgebooks
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EVENT: Join academic and author @GBuckenKnapp at King's for a preview of the new graphic novel Messages from Ukraine 🇺🇦 📅 13 February ⏰ 18.00 More 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/messages-…
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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 eventbrite.co.uk/e/remembran…
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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: eventbrite.co.uk/e/communism…
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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 ☟ piped.video/watch?v=o_ant7Oq…
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Join us 29 October for a discussion of @dsagramoso's new book! W/@samagreene and @warstudies.
📆 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’. kcl.ac.uk/events/book-launch…
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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. ponarseurasia.org/memo/russi…
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Last chance to reserve a spot!
Who controls Russia's oil? Join us 30 March for the launch of Adnan Vatansever's groundbreaking new book, "Putin's Oil", together with Thane Gustafson and @samagreene! @KingsSSPP @KingsCollegeLon @utpress eventbrite.com/e/book-launch…
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Back at it for #PONARSLondon: Sharafutdinova, Busygina, Nikitina & Gavrilis tackle conflict, contestation and transnational action. @ponarseurasia @KingsCollegeLon @LSEnews
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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! facebook.com/events/90475543…
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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! eepurl.com/dvlJHT
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Many thanks to @EliotHiggins @bellingcat @NKuhrt and everyone who took part!
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A very warm welcome to our amazing new MSc cohort! Let's do this! Also, we've got swag!
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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! eventbrite.com/e/the-donbas-…
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Why Putin's not so excited about remembering revolutions, with @samagreene, @zygaro, @1917intweets, @Pushkin_House edition.cnn.com/2017/03/08/e…
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🗣️ "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 ⬇️ ibanet.org/Russia-death-of-K…
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🎙️ Our academic @MaxAlyukov was the special guest on the @Byond_Headlines podcast 🎙️ Listen to the episode, Russia’s Disinformation Campaign, in full here ☟ beyondtheheadlines.net/episo…
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And another UPDATE! Margarita Zavadskaya of @Aleksanteri_UH rounds out the panel!
UPDATE! Thrilled that Andrei Semenov of Perm State University will be joining the panel!
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The Kremlin and the (Fake) News: Join @yevhenfedchenko of @StopFakingNews to discuss strategies of hybrid warfare on 5 March. eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-kreml…
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