Автор: Ignat Davydov
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From Boutique Research Institute to Science Strike Force: How Igor Shuvalov Is Relaunching Skoltech
The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology has a new rector, a new Kremlin-appointed overseer, and a new mission. The university has recently been headed by Academician Yulia Gorbunova, who now faces the challenge of putting Skoltech on a new track — no longer as Russia’s premier globally oriented research center, but as a key…
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Scientific Front: Who in Russian Science Ended Up Under Western Sanctions — and Why
Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Western coalition introduced an unprecedented wave of sanctions against Russia. By the end of 2025, nearly 24,000 Russian legal entities and individuals are under restrictions — three times more than in Iran and five times more than in Syria or North Korea. Yet, despite the impact on Russian…
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From a “Hooligan University” to a “State Civilization”: How Nikita Anisimov Turned HSE into an Ordinary Russian University in Just a Few Years
Over the past three and a half years of active sanctions policy, only four rectors of Russian universities have been added to Western “blacklists.” The most prominent among them is Nikita Anisimov, only the second rector in the history of the Higher School of Economics (HSE). T-invariant reports on how, under his leadership, HSE has…