March 22, 2018 Dmitrii Trifonov led a conversation at the UW Madison Flagship’s weekly tea. He took students on a tour of his hometown, Veliky Novgorod.
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Kristina Butaeva Visits with UW Russian Students
March 1, 2018 Kristina Butaeva visited students from the UW-Madison Russian Flagship program. They discussed income inequality in Russia over tea.
Dmitriy Vorobyev Publishes in the European Journal of Political Economy
March 2, 2018 WRP post-doctoral scholar, Dmitriy Vorobyev, has recently co-published an article, “Political Cycles and Corruption in Russian Regions,”in the European Journal of Political Economy‘s newest issue. Find more information, including the article, here.
Kondakov Presents at CREECA’s Weekly Lecture Series
March 1, 2018 WRP post-doctoral scholar, Alexander Kondakov, presented his research at CREECA’s weekly lecture series. His paper, “Hate Crimes Against LGBT People in Russia: The Current State of Affairs and Prospects for Further Research,” …
WRP Experts Participate in Public Panel on Russian Meddling in US Elections
February 27, 2018 UW-Madison newspapers, The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald reported on a public panel held to discuss Russian meddling in the U.S. elections. Wisconsin Russia Project experts, Scott Gehlbach, Ted Gerber, and Megan Metzger, all …
Kondakov Meets with UW-Madison Flagship Students
February 22, 2018 Alexander Kondakov visited with Flagship students over tea about LGBTQ life in Russia and the 2013 Russian law on “gay propaganda.”
Alexander Kondakov Attends Symposium at Davidson College
February 16-17, 2018 WRP post-doc, Alexander Kondakov, attended a two-day symposium at Davidson College, where he presented results of his court decisions study that showed a sharp rise in anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in Russia after the …
Vorobyev visits UW-Madison Russian Flagship
February 8, 2018 WRP post-doc, Dmitriy Vorobyev, visited with UW-Madison’s Russian Flagship students over tea. They discussed the selection process of governors for Russia’s 85 regions.
American Councils Announces Fellowship for Social Science Research in Russia
February 9, 2018 American Councils announced the launch of the Academic Fellowships in Russia (AFR) Program. Provided by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the American Councils Academic Fellowships in Russia (AFR) will …
Dmitriy Vorobyev Presents at CREECA’s Lecture Series
February 2, 2018 Dmitriy’s lecture, “Political Cycles and Corruption in Russian Regions,” discussed his research on corruption and political cycles. Opportunistic incumbent politicians, both elected and appointed, adjust public policies in systematic ways over political cycles. …