The Russia Program Annual Conference
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
The Russia Program Annual Conference is a major gathering of rising and confirmed social scientists deeply invested in Russian Studies. It seeks to provide cutting-edge insights into the study of a Russia at war and to provoke discussion on the myriad of ways the decision to invade Ukraine affects Russian society, governance, the economy, and the intricate web of international relations, especially with countries in the Global South.
Conference Program
May 8, 2024
The Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E St NW, Washington DC
Lindner Commons Room 602
09:00 – 09:15
Opening Remarks
Ivan Grek, The George Washington University
09:15 – 10:45
Interpreting Russian Society at War Time
Chair: Henry Hale, The George Washington University
Factoring Identity in Russians’ Support for the War
Maria Snegovaya, Georgetown University, Center for Strategic and International Studies
No Turning Back: Social Divisions and a New Vision for Russia
Greg Yudin, Princeton University
Russian Exodus to Dubai Following the Ukraine Invasion
Natalya Savelyeva, University of Wisconsin
Supporting the War vs. Supporting Putin: Evidence from the List Experiment
Margarita Zavadskaya, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Factoring Identity in Russians’ Support for the War
Maria Snegovaya, Georgetown University, Center for Strategic and International Studies
No Turning Back: Social Divisions and a New Vision for Russia
Greg Yudin, Princeton University
Russian Exodus to Dubai Following the Ukraine Invasion
Natalya Savelyeva, University of Wisconsin
Supporting the War vs. Supporting Putin: Evidence from the List Experiment
Margarita Zavadskaya, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
10:45 – 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30
Russian Economy’s Adaptation to Sanctions
Chair: David Szakonyi, The George Washington University
Russia's Alternative Globalization: New Linkages in a Post-Invasion World
Ilya Matveev, UC Berkeley
The Challenging Landscape of Russian Oil Exports: Analyzing Trade Routes, Balances, and the Dynamics of Energy Cooperation
Anna Klishina, The Russia Program at GW
Russian Business in 2022-2023: Sources of Resilience, and Expectations for the Future
Andrey Yakovlev, Davis Center, Harvard University
Russia's Alternative Globalization: New Linkages in a Post-Invasion World
Ilya Matveev, UC Berkeley
The Challenging Landscape of Russian Oil Exports: Analyzing Trade Routes, Balances, and the Dynamics of Energy Cooperation
Anna Klishina, The Russia Program at GW
Russian Business in 2022-2023: Sources of Resilience, and Expectations for the Future
Andrey Yakovlev, Davis Center, Harvard University
12:30 - 1:30
Lunch
Poster session on new research in the field of Russian studies
Or
Chechen Lessons for Post-Soviet States
Marat Iliyasov, Visiting Scholar at GW
Conference Room Voesar, 4th floor (from 12:30 to 1:30pm)
Or
Chechen Lessons for Post-Soviet States
Marat Iliyasov, Visiting Scholar at GW
Conference Room Voesar, 4th floor (from 12:30 to 1:30pm)
1:30 - 3:00
Russia and the Global South
Chair: Marlene Laruelle, The George Washington University
The Russian Idea of Multipolarity: A Great Power Grand Strategy?
Ivan U. Klyszcz, International Centre for Defence and Security
Beyond China: Russia’s post-2022 Turn to Arctic Cooperation with the Global South
Lukas Benjamin Wahden, Institut de Recherche Stratégique de l'École Militaire
Framing the Frontlines: Topic Modeling Media Narratives on the Ukraine Crisis
Raushan Zhandayeva, The George Washington University
What Underlies Moscow's Good Relations with the US's Middle East Partners in the Ukraine War Era?
Mark N. Katz, George Mason University
3:00-3:15
Coffee Break
3:15-4:45
How Does the Russian State Transform?
Chair: Ivan Grek, Russia Program at GW
Conciliar Bodies and the Wartime Russian Regime: State, Security, and Coordinating Councils under Dictatorship
Julian G. Waller, Center for Naval Analyses
Russian Propaganda from V to Z: Appropriating and Projecting Everyday Nationalism in Unsettled Times
Paul Goode, Carleton University
Russian Authoritarian Federalism: How to Solve the Regime's Legitimacy Problem
Irina Busygina, Davis Center, Harvard University
Policy Studies Perspective on Russia's Military Future
Kirill Shamiev, European Council on Foreign Relations
Conciliar Bodies and the Wartime Russian Regime: State, Security, and Coordinating Councils under Dictatorship
Julian G. Waller, Center for Naval Analyses
Russian Propaganda from V to Z: Appropriating and Projecting Everyday Nationalism in Unsettled Times
Paul Goode, Carleton University
Russian Authoritarian Federalism: How to Solve the Regime's Legitimacy Problem
Irina Busygina, Davis Center, Harvard University
Policy Studies Perspective on Russia's Military Future
Kirill Shamiev, European Council on Foreign Relations
4:45
Closing remarks and Reception