About US
About US
The Russia Program at The George Washington University is a data-driven analytical center dedicated to advancing evidence-based research on Russia’s society, politics, and economy. We harness emerging digital technologies to study semi-closed societies, producing policy relevant analysis, while training the next generation of scholars in innovative research methods—accessible even to those without formal technical backgrounds.
We believe that data allows us to look into the dark, not just under the streetlight.
Our mission is to move beyond opinion-driven commentary and toward rigorous, evidence-based analysis that illuminates Russia in all its objective complexity.
The Russia Program at The George Washington University is a data-driven analytical center dedicated to advancing evidence-based research on Russia’s society, politics, and economy. We harness emerging digital technologies to study semi-closed societies, producing policy relevant analysis, while training the next generation of scholars in innovative research methods—accessible even to those without formal technical backgrounds.
We believe that data allows us to look into the dark, not just under the streetlight.
Our mission is to move beyond opinion-driven commentary and toward rigorous, evidence-based analysis that illuminates Russia in all its objective complexity.
The Russia Program U.S.
The George Washington University
The Russia Program Europe
Paris 8 University
  • Ivan Grek
    Director, US Chapter

    LinkedIn
    grek@gwu.edu
  • Kevin Limonier
    Director, EU Chapter

    LinkedIn
    kevin.limonier@gmail.com
  • Ivan Grek
    Director, US Chapter

    LinkedIn
    grek@gwu.edu
  • Kevin Limonier
    Director, EU Chapter

    LinkedIn
    kevin.limonier@gmail.com
Our Team
What our ecosystem offers
What our ecosystem offers
  • We Publish

  • Academic Policy Papers
    timely preprints delivering rigorous analysis on urgent policy issues, bridging the gap between the long cycle of academic publishing and the immediacy of policymaking needs.
  • Russia.Post

    our expert media platform, publishing near-daily evidence-driven articles, op-eds, and reviews. It features perspectives from Russians in exile and inside the country, as well as critical analysis of think tank research and policy debates.
  • Academic Publications
    timely preprints delivering rigorous analysis on urgent policy issues, bridging the gap between the long cycle of academic publishing and the immediacy of policymaking needs.
  • We Publish

  • Academic Policy Papers
    timely preprints delivering rigorous analysis on urgent policy issues, bridging the gap between the long cycle of academic publishing and the immediacy of policymaking needs.
  • Russia.Post

    our expert media platform, publishing near-daily evidence-driven articles, op-eds, and reviews. It features perspectives from Russians in exile and inside the country, as well as critical analysis of think tank research and policy debates.
  • Academic Publications
    timely preprints delivering rigorous analysis on urgent policy issues, bridging the gap between the long cycle of academic publishing and the immediacy of policymaking needs.
  • We Create

  • Digital Research Lab & School
    develops cutting-edge digital methods and public tools, produces original research, and runs a hands-on training school for studying semi-closed societies.
  • Special Projects

    oral history archives the Putin–Bush era politicians and actors on both sides, oral histories of American entrepreneurs in Russia, and other unique documentation initiatives.
  • Business–Policy Interface
    investigates the intersection of commerce and strategy, highlighting how business relations with Russia can inform policy debates.
  • We Convene

  • Annual Conference
    is a major gathering of leading and emerging scholars specializing in Russian studies.
  • Academy to Policy talks
    more than 40 academic and policy intellectual events each year, both online and in person, connecting global scholars, practitioners, and decisionmakers.
  • Research Training Schools
    conventions of researchers and student to share novel research method that we conduct in the US and Europe

How to follow-up with our work?

How to follow-up with our work?

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We are a platform open to all
We are a platform open to all

Whether you are looking to promote your research, develop new skills through training, or take part in collaborative projects, our community provides the resources and networks to support your goals. By bringing together scholars, practitioners, and students, we foster a dynamic space where knowledge circulates freely and innovative approaches to understanding Russia and semi-closed societies can thrive.

Whether you are looking to promote your research, develop new skills through training, or take part in collaborative projects, our community provides the resources and networks to support your goals. By bringing together scholars, practitioners, and students, we foster a dynamic space where knowledge circulates freely and innovative approaches to understanding Russia and semi-closed societies can thrive.

To promote your research or engage with us, reach out at russiaprogram@gwu.edu.

To promote your research or engage with us, reach out at russiaprogram@gwu.edu.

In the Media
In the Media