Russian Academia in 2022 and Research on Ukraine
Russian Academia in 2022 and Research on Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, I offer a critical review of Russophone academic research published in 2022 focusing on the Ukraine-Russia crisis. As part of this study, I have examined a selection of articles that appeared in peer-reviewed journals in March – November 2022. Where appropriate, I pay special attention to the rhetoric and the context of published research, taking into account the personal circumstances of the authors and editors and their communicative actions outside scholarly work. I chose to analyse articles deposited in cyberleninka, a Russian Open Access electronic library. Texts analysed in this paper are freely accessible in Russia, so the Russian audience (academic or not) can read and share them without restrictions, complying with the Russian legal system and the sanctions imposed from outside. Hence, by familiarising themselves with some of the material that Russian academics publish and read, the readers of this article will achieve, to some extent, an insider’s view of the Russian academic environment in 2022.

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