For Vladimir Putin, joining NATO wasn't out of the question in the early 2000s. Flash forward to today, and Russia is perhaps more isolated than ever from Europe. What changed? Chris Jones speaks to King's College London's Dr Ivan Grigoriev 👉listen.podmasters.uk/BNKR240418Puti…

Why has Putin isolated Russia from the rest of Europe? And is Russia's friendship with China real or is it just a case of friends with benefits - no feelings involved? Listen to my latest episode of The Bunker with Dr. Grigoriev of Russia Institute

🔥This recent Special Issue is still #FREE to access in its entirety until the end of April! 👇

🔥 Access all articles in this thread 4 #FREE until the end of April! #Russia 🔥

We have two exciting book presentations coming up on April 11, in London Russia Institute . Save your seats: info below.

EVENT: The Cultural Politics of the 'Almost Naked Party': Cancellation, Celebrities and Russian Media Landscape with Russia Institute scholar Olga Logunova

⏲️ 18.00 - 19.30
🗓️ 25 April
📍 Pushkin House

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EVENT: Russia and Ukraine: Entangled Histories, Diverging States

⏲️ 15.00 - 16.30
🗓️ 11 April

Join Oxana Shevel 🇺🇦 and Maria Popova at King's to discuss the newly-published book examining the roots of Russia's war against Ukraine

👇 tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

In the third outstanding edition of Russia Institute student newsletter, you can read a carefully crafted essay on the terrorist attack in Crocus, bringing in a helpful comparison with how leaders and institutions in other countries react to such attacks:sway.cloud.microsoft/3TDEAFeiVGfO7T… (1)

EVENT: Russia and Ukraine: Entangled Histories, Diverging States

⏲️ 15.00 - 16.30
🗓️ 11 April

Join Oxana Shevel 🇺🇦 and Maria Popova at King's to discuss the newly-published book examining the roots of Russia's war against Ukraine

👇 tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

🆕 Social media analysis during presidential elections implies underlying Russian dissent

Dr Olga Logunova examines the emergence of alternative voices on social media and undercurrents of dissent to the Kremlin's narrative 📲🗣️

Read more ⬇️
kcl.ac.uk/news/social-me…

Join us on April 11 in London for Oxana Shevel 🇺🇦 and Maria Popova new book presentation.
At 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Russia and Ukraine: Entangled Histories, Diverging States. Register here: tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

EVENT: Authoritarian Laughter: Political Humor and Soviet Dystopia in Lithuania 🇱🇹

🗓️ 11 April
⏲️ 17.30

Hear unique insights from Professor Neringa Klumbyte at our next King's Russia seminar 👇

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EVENT: Authoritarian Laughter: Political Humor and Soviet Dystopia in Lithuania 🇱🇹

🗓️ 11 April
⏲️ 17.30

Hear unique insights from Professor Neringa Klumbyte at our next King's Russia seminar 👇

tickettailor.com/events/schoolo…

📝 Dr Olga Lugunova charts the rise of Telegram to social media dominance as Western platforms have pulled out of #Russia

Read more 👇

ridl.io/explaining-the…

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…

🗣️'There was nothing to be gained by the Kremlin from having him mentioned on TV, but that doesn’t mean that Navalny couldn’t smolder in the underbrush...and what they were concerned about was this fire spreading.'

Sam Greene spoke to The Japan Times

japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/0…

☀️New & #FREE article: 'Patterns of international organizations’ engagement in reform and policy making in the post- #Soviet space' by Anna A. Dekalchuk (WZB), Ivan S. Grigoriev (@KingsRussia), Andrey Starodubtsev (@HSE_eng) 👉 doi.org/10.1080/215991… 🇦🇲🇧🇾🇬🇪🇰🇿🇺🇿

EVENT: 'How to understand 'petro-aggression' in the era of decarbonisation'

Alexander Etkind will examine the rise of 'petro-aggression' and its impact on the global effort to decarbonise 🌎♻️

Join us! ⬇️
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A report on Russian sanctions evasion co-authored by our academic Alexander Kupatadze 🇬🇪🇬🇧🇺🇦 was featured in an article published by BBC News (UK)

Read it here 👇

bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

🗣️ 'The manner in which the Kremlin has treated its own citizens should be yet another wake up call for the West, and particularly the US Congress, as to just how dangerous an enemy Russia has become...”

🗞️ The Standard spoke to Dr Marc Berenson 👇

standard.co.uk/news/uk/alexei…