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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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05.01.2026 | Publications

Diese Studie untersucht, wie die imperiale Kontinuität die Herausbildung einer kohärenten postsowjetischen nationalen Identität in Russland behindert hat. Die ungelöste Identitätskrise prägte sowohl die Innenpolitik als auch die Außenpolitik und trug zur Wiederbelebung expansionistischer Diskurse und Handlungen bei - am deutlichsten sichtbar in der Annexion der Krim im Jahr 2014. Die Idee eines „historischen Russlands“ füllte das Vakuum, das der Mangel an einer zukunftsgerichteten nationalen…


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05.01.2026 | Publications

Europe faces an unprecedented escalation of malicious activities, frequently attributed to Russian state and non-state actors. "Hybrid warfare" has become the dominant shorthand term for a wide spectrum of threats directed at Germany and its European allies. But the very ubiquity of this term, debated in academic circles for nearly two decades and now increasingly adopted in policy discourse, introduces an added layer of ambiguity.


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05.01.2026 | Publications

Europa sieht sich einer beispiellosen Eskalation böswilliger Aktivitäten gegenüber, die häufig russischen staatlichen und nichtstaatlichen Akteuren zugeschrieben werden. "Hybride Kriegsführung" hat sich als Sammelbegriff für ein breites Spektrum von Bedrohungen etabliert, 4 die sich gegen Deutschland und seine europäischen Verbündeten richten. Doch gerade die weite Verbreitung dieses Begriffs, der in der Wissenschaft seit fast zwei Jahrzehnten kontrovers diskutiert und zunehmend in der…


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Kadik, Lev

Wild paroxysms of the turbulent 90s - how the traitors documentary exposed the Russian liberal milieu

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Buzin, Andrej Jurʹevič

Ascent and decline of Russian electoral legislation

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Stratievskij, Dmitrij

Why the CSTO failed to become "Russia's NATO"

Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and Russia

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Gulina, Olga R.

Exodus of Russians to Germany

1917-1924 vs. 2022

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Kamalov, Emil ; Kostenko, Veronika ; Sergeeva, Ivetta ; Zavadskaya, Margarita

Political action in Russia and abroad

new Russian migrants against the war

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Judin, Grigorij Borisovič

Divides behind the facade of unity

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Matveev, Ilya

The crisis at the door

social decline in Russia after 24 February 2022

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Krašeninnikov, Fëdor

Why does the Kremlin's propaganda remain effective in wartime?

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Krašeninnikov, Fëdor

Limitations of anti-war messaging oriented at Russians

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Žiruchina, Elena

Identifying an integration model for the North Caucasus / Part 1 : Politics, security and economy

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