As one of the keynotes, we're excited to welcome Dmitry Dubrovsky, Russian historian and sociologist, a lecturer in the Boris Nemtsov Russian Studies program at Charles University (Prague), and a professor at the Free University (Riga). Among other topics, he focuses on academic freedom in Russia.

The latest Aleksanteri Insight is out! Elena Bogdanova, a grant-funded researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute, reflects on how the digitalisation of public services affects refugees’ access to healthcare. www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

The programme for the Aleksanteri Conference 22-24 October: "Extremisms: Ambiguities, Ideologies, Agency" has now been published! Take a look at the programme here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Warm congratulations to our researcher Katri Pynnöniemi @katri.bsky.social, who has been appointed Professor this week! Read more about her work as a distinguished researcher and teacher of Russian security policy here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

Join us in Metsätalo next Thursday, 18 September, from 14:30 to 16:00 for the launch of the first-ever English translation of Alexandra Kollontai’s Finland and Socialism, translated by Cathy Porter! tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...

We have the honour to welcome Dr Olesya Khromeychuk as a keynote speaker for the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference. Dr Khromeychuk is a writer and historian who has written for The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel. Registration: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Miten tutkija lähestyy fiktion kirjoittamista? Aleksanteri-instituutin blogissa kultuurihistorian dosentti Elina Kahla pohtii kysymystä vastajulkaistun dokumenttiromaaninsa Gulagin viisas pohjalta. www.helsinki.fi/fi/aleksante...

Join us for a @centrepeace.bsky.social public lecture: “No War, No Peace? Rethinking Power, Violence, and the Prospects for Peace in the South Caucasus” by Dr. Zinaida Bechná, 12 August in Metsätalo and online, at 15:00. Please register by 10 August here: elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...

Excited to announce that Prof. Daunis Auers will be one of the keynote speakers at the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference! He is a Professor of European Studies and Jean Monnet Chair at the University of Latvia, and Director of the LaSER think tank. Please register here: helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Our MAREEES student Sofia Malysheva has won the Master’s Thesis Award from the Finnish Association for Russian and East European Studies with her thesis analyzing Soviet women’s responses to Natalya Baranskaya’s novella. Congratulations! Read her interview: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

We are honored to welcome Professor at the Department of Gender Studies at Central European University @weareceu.bsky.social Andrea Pető @petoandrea.bsky.social as a keynote speaker for the #Aleksanteri2025 conference! Please register for the conference here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

We're excited to welcome Dina Sharipova, Associate Professor and Vice-Dean for Research at the Graduate School of Public Policy, Nazarbayev University, as on of the keynotes for the #Aleksanteri2025 conference! Register for the conference here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Registration for the Aleksanteri Conference 2025 is now open! To register as a presenting or non-presenting participant, please follow the instructions on the conference website: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Welcome to the book launch event of Prof. Vladimir Gel'man, "Russia's Gamble: The Domestic Origins of Russia's Attack on Ukraine" on Monday 26 May, 17:15-18:15 in Metsätalo hall 2, @helsinki.fi. Read more about the book published by @politybooks.bsky.social: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Just learned that our #Aleksanteri2024 keynote speaker won the Pulitzer Prize for the book he presented at the conference! Congratulations to Benjamin Nathans, very well deserved! pulitzer.org/node/benjami... You can watch his keynote speech here: youtu.be/3Zr6nUkb9Cw?...

You are welcome to submit your paper, panel, and roundtable proposals for the Aleksanteri Conference of 2025, "Extremisms: Ambiguities, Ideologies, Agency" by 16 May! Please review the Call for Papers and submit your proposal here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Our series of expert opinions and short analyses, Aleksanteri Insight, has just published a new piece. Researchers Olga Dovbysh and Elena Rodina discuss the risks faced by Russian media in exile: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

The ERC project GULAGECHOES has come to an end – but research on multicultural prisons is as relevant as ever, argues the Principal Investigator of the project, Prof. Judith Pallot. Read more about her reflections on the noteworthy project and its results here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

My first Foreign Policy essay is out - it examines the role of violence in Russia's military, which both creates docility in the face of meatgrinder tactics, and encourages increased violence towards fellow soldiers and Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians. foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/09/r...

We’re happy to join Bluesky! As the Finnish Centre specializing on Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European studies at the University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi, we’ll be sharing our latest research. Stay tuned also for study opportunities and upcoming events, like the annual Aleksanteri Conference!