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15.03.2026 | Publications

Eine kurze Geschichte kommunaler Selbstverwaltung unter Putin


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15.03.2026 | Publications

The study explores the motivations and strategies of young men in Russia who seek to avoid mandatory military service, as well as the perception of human rights organisations in this process.


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15.03.2026 | Publications

Seit dem Beginn des russischen Einmarsches in der Ukraine wurde immer wieder der wirtschaftliche Zusammenbruch Russlands vorausgesagt. In der Tat gab es viele Anzeichen, die diese Vermutung bestätigten. Doch die russische Wirtschaft hat überlebt und befindet sich sogar auf einem Wachstumspfad.


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13.01.2026 | Publications

The school reform in Russia is ongoing since the beginning of the war in Ukraine and is clearly geared towards implementing the state’s mandate to foster loyalty and patriotism in schoolchildren. During this research, interviews have been conducted with history and social studies teachers, whose activities were most affected by new ideological standards imposed by the State.


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13.01.2026 | Publications

Russland reformiert seine Schulen. Die Reform startete mit dem Beginn des Krieges gegen die Ukraine, und ist zunehmend auch auf die Förderung von Loyalität gegenüber dem Staat und Patriotismus ausgerichtet. Die vorliegende Studie basiert auf Interviews mit Lehrkräften der Fächer Geschichte und Sozialkunde, die dem ideologischen Druck besonders stark ausgesetzt sind.


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13.01.2026 | Publications

Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s political system has entered a new stage of authoritarian consolidation. Independent media have been dismantled, opposition figures driven into exile, and officially registered parties compelled to align with the Kremlin’s agenda. This alignment has often come at the expense of their foundational principles.


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13.01.2026 | Publications

Laut dem Hauptnarrativ der russischen Propaganda ist der Schutz der russischen Bevölkerung im Donbass der zentrale moralische Imperativ, der aus Sicht des Kremls die Durchführung einer Militäroperation gegen die Ukraine rechtfertigt. In diesem Beitrag versuchen wir, die demografische Situation in den sogenannten „neuen Gebieten“ (die okkupierten Gebiete der Ukraine) zu analysieren.


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05.01.2026 | Publications

The US–Russia summit in Anchorage immediately raised the question of who had "won". The analysis presented in this paper examines the transformation of Kremlin narratives during the first six months of Trump’s presidency, from late January to July 2025, and evaluates their impact on US–Russia relations in the lead-up to the Anchorage summit.


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05.01.2026 | Publications

This study analyses Russia’s development since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in light of contested economic strategies. Analysing the conflicts between national-conservative and neoliberal factions close to the commodity sector makes it possible to focus on long-term economic dynamics, which have exerted a decisive influence on government action prior to and during the war.


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05.01.2026 | Publications

This paper examines how imperial continuity has obstructed the development of a coherent post-Soviet national identity in Russia. The unresolved identity crisis shaped both domestic politics and foreign policy, contributing to the revival of expansionist discourse and actions - most notably the annexation of Crimea in 2014. The idea of "historical Russia" filled the void left by the absence of a forward-looking national vision.


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Publications from the Digital Library

The teacher between Scylla and Charybdis

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Uvarov, Alexey

Continuity without clarity

the institutional cost of Russia's ambiguous legal succession

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Lurie, Yakov

"Don't wake the giant"

who avoids conscription in Russia - how and why?

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Zharkov, Vasily

Left-wing Russian parties on the road to the 2026 parliamentary elections

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Zharkov, Vasily

The Kremlin's wager on Trump's second term

the shifting game of containment

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Uvarov, Alexey

Succession and empire

how imperial continuity undermines the foundation of a national identity in Russia

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Jaitner, Felix

Objective: decoupling

the reorientation of the Russian economy and its impact on relations with the West

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Living under transnational authoritarianism

why anti-war Russians continue to fear the regime abroad

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Polianskii, Mikhail

Getting out of the grey zone

towards more European strategic clarity against Russian hybrid threats

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Starchak, Maxim

Russia and long-range missiles in Europe

deterrence or an arms rade

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