The Call for Proposals of the Aleksanteri Conference 2026 has been extended to Friday, 15th of May! You can find the CfP and submit your individual paper, panel, and roundtable proposals here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

We are glad to announce our Keynote Speakers for the #Aleksanteri2026 Conference! Prof. Petr Fiala, Dr. Nina Græger, Prof. Henry E. Hale, Dr. @kristiraik.bsky.social, and Dr. Polina Sinovets will reflect on security and peace in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Apply by the 14 April for the nationwide, master's-level minor in Eastern European, Russian and Central Asian and Southern Caucasus Studies! www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

In the latest Aleksanteri Insight, Doctoral Researcher Yuliya Brin points out how Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine is also fueling gendered violence in Russia. Meanwhile, state policies prioritize fertility over protection of women. Read the piece here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

We now welcome applications for Visiting Fellowships for the academic year 2026-2027! Visiting Fellows Programme's Call for Proposals and link to the application form here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante... Please submit your application by 28 March 2026.

The Call for Proposals of the 25th Aleksanteri Conference "Mapping Security in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia: Fault Lines and Frontlines" is now open! Learn more and send in your proposal here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc... Co-organised with the @centrepeace.bsky.social project 🌐

Would you like to incorporate expertise in Russian and Eastern European Studies into your Master’s degree? Read more about this opportunity for students at Finnish universities here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

Welcome to join us for the launching event of the Ukrainian Studies Research Community! The roundtable discussions "Making Sense of the Unthinkable: Four Years After the Full-Scale Invasion" on 24 Feb at 10-13.30, Kaisa library and online. Info and registration⬇️ www.helsinki.fi/en/networks/...

Anna‑Liisa Heusala takes the lead at the Aleksanteri Institute. She began her tenure as Director this January, with Senior University Lecturer Sirke Mäkinen stepping in as Deputy Director. Get to know the new Director in this interview: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

The application period for our MAREEES Master's Programme starts soon. Find out what the Master's Programme in Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies at the University of Helsinki has to offer via the link below! 💡Application period: 2–16 January 2026 www.helsinki.fi/en/degree-pr...

Viime viikolla professori Katri Pynnöniemi @katri.bsky.social piti juhlaluentonsa "Venäjän turvallisuuspolitiikan tutkimusta sodan varjossa" Helsingin yliopiston juhlasalissa. Juhlaluento on nyt julkaistu Aleksanteri-instituutin nettisivuilla: www.helsinki.fi/fi/aleksante...

The recordings of our Aleksanteri Conference 2025 keynote plenaries are now published online! Find the keynote addresses with subtitles on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... For more photos from the conference, see the gallery on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AleksanteriI...

Thank you for the #Aleksanteri2025! Stay tuned for the #Aleksanteri2026 Conference, “Mapping Security in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia: Fault Lines and Frontlines,” organized in collaboration with the @centrepeace.bsky.social project 21-23 October 2026!

I had the pleasure of giving a keynote address at the Aleksanteri Conference. Many thanks to Brendan Humphreys for his thoughtful and sensitive hosting, to the @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social for the invitation, and to everyone who came along and joined the discussion. 📷 Miranda Jakiša.

Welcome to follow the streams of the keynote plenary by Andrea Pető @petoandrea.bsky.social and the closing ceremony on the third and final day of the Aleksanteri Conference 2025, Friday 24 October! Find the links to the live streams and the full schedule here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

Powerful talk yesterday by @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on Russia's war against Ukraine - against autonomy, identity and resilience of Ukraine - thank you for visiting Finland & @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social

Welcome to follow the plenaries of Olesya Khromeychuk and Dmitry Dubrovsky and the roundtable 2C-1 on the second day of the Aleksanteri Conference 2025, Thursday 23 October! Find the schedule and the links here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

The Aleksanteri Insight for this year's #Aleksanteri2025 conference "Extremisms: ambiguities, ideologies, agency" written by the Chair of the organizing committee, Katalin Miklossy, has been published! Read the piece titled “Studying the Extreme” at the link below. www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

Join us online for the opening ceremony and keynote plenaries by Dina Sharipova and Daunis Auers, live streamed on Wednesday, 22 October, the first day of the Aleksanteri Conference 2025! Find the live stream links and full schedule here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

Tomorrow at the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference opening ceremony, we have the great honour of giving the floor to Leena Malkki, the Director of the Centre for European Studies, UH and the RADIA Knowledge Centre! You can stream the opening ceremony 10:00-10:30 here: video.helsinki.fi/unitube/live...

In her keynote plenary at #Aleksanteri2025 23 Oct 13:30-14:45 historian and writer @okhromeychuk.bsky.social explores how we decide what to carry into an uncertain future, and how we can carry it together. Find the abstract and the link to the livestream here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...

Highlights from the Aleksanteri Conference 22.-24.10.2025: panels with a focus on media and information. See the whole programme: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc... The media accreditation for the conference is now open, see the details here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Highlights from the Aleksanteri Conference 22.-24.10.2025: roundtables and panels discussing law and justice perspectives. Link to the full programme: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

Highlights from the Aleksanteri Conference 22.-24.10.2025: roundtables and panels focusing on gender perspectives. Link to the full programme: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

The Aleksanteri Conference 2025 is just around the corner, taking place 22–24 October. Register by 13 October as an attendee to gain insights not only from the keynote plenaries but also from a variety of roundtable and panel discussions! www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...

To mark Professor Vladimir Gel'man's 60th birthday and celebrate his academic career, the Aleksanteri Institute's blog published an interview with him about research, Russia, and the challenges of studying politics. Read it below: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...

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!