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The Satinsky Archive
The Oral History of Americans and other foreigners who participated in the historic dismantling of the Soviet economy by Russian reformers and who contributed to the creation of the Russian market economy in the 1990s.
11-27-2024
The Economic Divide of War: How the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Reshaped Regional Prosperity
Vladimir Zvonovskiy
11-04-2024
Under the Radar Crisis, reorganization, and clandestinization in Russia’s ecosystem of information influence after the invasion of Ukraine
Maxime Audinet and Colin Gérard
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We are a The George Washington University is a data-driven analytical center dedicated to advancing evidence-based research on Russia's society, politics, and economy.
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How to study Russia and other semi-closed societies without a direct access to it? How do we make the best use of empirical evidence that the digital world offers? How to generate and work with data?
How to study Russia and other semi-closed societies without a direct access to it? How do we make the best use of empirical evidence that the digital world offers?
How to study Russia and other semi-closed societies without a direct access to it? How do we make the best use of empirical evidence that the digital world offers? How to generate and work with data?
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LATEST FROM THE RUSSIA PROGRAM
09-03-2025
What Do Russians Read for News, and How Can Independent Media Reach Them?
Alesya Sokolova
09-01-2025
Prisoners of Assad: The dialectics of Russian and Iranian interaction with the Assad regime, 2015-24
Dr. Antonio Giustozzi
09-11-2025
Social Media in Russia: What Is Allowed, What Is Not, and How the Law, Monitoring Techniques and Technologies Are Evolving
Natalia Garina
09-09-2025
Power of Siberia 2: Russia to Keep Subsidizing Gas to China at a Loss
Mikhail Krutikhin
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Prigozhin’s Galaxy
A map that systematizes all the activities of Yevgeny Prigozhin and his networks around the world, based on data collected from open sources over several years.
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