Helping Ukrainian Refugees as an Alternative to Street Protest

In this article, I explore the network of volunteers helping Ukrainian refugees who have ended up on Russian territory while fleeing the war zone. Based on 31 in-depth interviews with the members of the volunteer network in Telegram, I analyze their attitudes toward the war and motives for joining the network. I further demonstrate that for the participants in this chat, helping Ukrainian refugees is in essence an alternative to anti-war street protests

Labor Unions

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Caught between Traditional Ways of Life and Economic Development: Interactions between Indigenous Peoples and an Oil Company in Numto Nature Park

The paper examines the conflict between indigenous people living in Numto Nature Park in the Khanty-Mansy region of Russia and the oil company Surgutneftegaz, which is trying to expand to new areas of the Park for industrial development. We analyse this conflict by looking at different perceptions concerning the threats and benefits underpinning the conflicting parties’ arguments. We show that the oil company, whose approach is based on the principles of benefit sharing, seeks to provide economic benefits as well as infrastructure to ensure development in the indigenous community. In contrast, the indigenous people in Numto prioritise environmental safety and the possibility of maintaining their traditional ways of life, which means eliminating the negative impacts of oil development on fisheries, reindeer herding and the general state of the environment. The study indicates that focusing on indigenous peoples’ and oil companies’ differences concerning perceptions of threats and benefits provides a better understanding of desirable benefit-sharing arrangements between oil companies and indigenous peoples in areas that have so far only been marginally affected by industrialisation and modernisation. This insight suggests that the introduction of community-centred perspectives emphasising cultural and environmental security in benefit-sharing policies in oil companies could improve practices. The analysis draws on interviews with members of the indigenous Nenets and Khanty peoples of Numto Park as well as representatives of Surgutneftegaz, NGOs, the regional administration and the Numto Park administration

Russian Labor Protest in Challenging Economic Times

As Russia likely faces an extended period of economic challenges, a major question concerns Russia’s workers: Will they remain stoic despite economic hardship, or will they rise up in protest? Thanks to the work of some Russian researchers, we point to clear evidence that labor protest is indeed on the rise in reaction to worsening conditions. However, the potential for these protests to spread, and their ability to influence the country’s politics, is complex

Making Social Policy in Contemporary Russia

This edition asks how is social policy made in Russia? Firstly, Marina Khmelnitskaya examines the role of policy experts in shaping housing policy, assessing the degree to which they influence the process. Secondly, Irina Olimpieva analyses how trade unions seek to influence policy-making, arguing that their informal practices of direct political participation have been underestimated.ISSN:1863-042

The Russian Diaspora in the USA

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Science in Russia

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Russian Youth

The topic of this issue is Russian youth. Firstly, Anna Sorokina and Valeria Kasamara examine the values and attitudes of Russian students towards their home country as well as federal and regional political elites. They conclude that the majority of young Russian students describe themselves as the “Putin Generation” and perceive President Vladimir Putin as the ideal political leader of a nation-state. Secondly, Irina Meyer-Olimpieva posits that young people in Russia have similarly ambivalent attitudes to corruption to older generations and that Russian youth are also skeptical about public anticorruption initiatives.Diese Ausgabe des RAD beschäftigt sich mit der russischen Jugend. Zunächst untersuchen Anna Sorokina und Valeria Kasamara die Werte und Haltungen der russischen Studierenden hinsichtlich ihres Heimatlandes und der politischen Eliten auf Bundes- und Regionalebene. Sie schlussfolgern, dass die Mehrheit der jungen, russischen Studierenden sich als die «Putin Generation» beschreibt und der Auffassung ist, dass Präsident Vladimir Putin der ideale politische Führer des russischen Nationalstaates ist. Danach bestätigt Irina Meyer-Olimpieva, dass die jungen Menschen genauso wie die älteren Generationen eine ambivalente Haltung gegenüber Korruption an den Tag legen und sich gegenüber öffentlichen Antikorruptionsinitiativen skeptisch geben.ISSN:1863-042