Aleksanteri Institute
@aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social
Aleksanteri Institute is the Finnish Centre for Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies at the Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki.
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Viime viikolla professori Katri Pynnöniemi @katri.bsky.social piti juhlaluentonsa "Venäjän turvallisuuspolitiikan tutkimusta sodan varjossa" Helsingin yliopiston juhlasalissa. Juhlaluento on nyt julkaistu Aleksanteri-instituutin nettisivuilla: www.helsinki.fi/fi/aleksante...
Venäjän turvallisuuspolitiikan tutkimusta sodan varjossa – Professori Katri Pynnöniemen juhlaluento | Aleksanteri-instituutti | Helsingin yliopisto
Helsingin yliopiston uudet professorit kertovat tieteenalojensa tuoreista tutkimustuloksista keskiviikkona 3.12. Aleksanteri-instuutin ja Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulun tutkija, professori Katri Pynnönieme...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Viime viikolla professori Katri Pynnöniemi @katri.bsky.social piti juhlaluentonsa "Venäjän turvallisuuspolitiikan tutkimusta sodan varjossa" Helsingin yliopiston juhlasalissa. Juhlaluento on nyt julkaistu Aleksanteri-instituutin nettisivuilla: www.helsinki.fi/fi/aleksante...
The recordings of our Aleksanteri Conference 2025 keynote plenaries are now published online! Find the keynote addresses with subtitles on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
For more photos from the conference, see the gallery on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AleksanteriI...
For more photos from the conference, see the gallery on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AleksanteriI...
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The recordings of our Aleksanteri Conference 2025 keynote plenaries are now published online! Find the keynote addresses with subtitles on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
For more photos from the conference, see the gallery on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AleksanteriI...
For more photos from the conference, see the gallery on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AleksanteriI...
Thank you for the #Aleksanteri2025! Stay tuned for the #Aleksanteri2026 Conference, “Mapping Security in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia: Fault Lines and Frontlines,” organized in collaboration with the @centrepeace.bsky.social project 21-23 October 2026!
October 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thank you for the #Aleksanteri2025! Stay tuned for the #Aleksanteri2026 Conference, “Mapping Security in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia: Fault Lines and Frontlines,” organized in collaboration with the @centrepeace.bsky.social project 21-23 October 2026!
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I had the pleasure of giving a keynote address at the Aleksanteri Conference. Many thanks to Brendan Humphreys for his thoughtful and sensitive hosting, to the @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social for the invitation, and to everyone who came along and joined the discussion. 📷 Miranda Jakiša.
October 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I had the pleasure of giving a keynote address at the Aleksanteri Conference. Many thanks to Brendan Humphreys for his thoughtful and sensitive hosting, to the @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social for the invitation, and to everyone who came along and joined the discussion. 📷 Miranda Jakiša.
Welcome to follow the streams of the keynote plenary by Andrea Pető @petoandrea.bsky.social and the closing ceremony on the third and final day of the Aleksanteri Conference 2025, Friday 24 October!
Find the links to the live streams and the full schedule here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
Find the links to the live streams and the full schedule here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
Streams and events open to the public in the Aleksanteri Conference 2025 | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki
In the Aleksanteri Conference of 2025, there are sessions and plenaries open to the public without a fee. Welcome!
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October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Welcome to follow the streams of the keynote plenary by Andrea Pető @petoandrea.bsky.social and the closing ceremony on the third and final day of the Aleksanteri Conference 2025, Friday 24 October!
Find the links to the live streams and the full schedule here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
Find the links to the live streams and the full schedule here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
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Powerful talk yesterday by @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on Russia's war against Ukraine - against autonomy, identity and resilience of Ukraine - thank you for visiting Finland & @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Powerful talk yesterday by @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on Russia's war against Ukraine - against autonomy, identity and resilience of Ukraine - thank you for visiting Finland & @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social
Welcome to follow the plenaries of Olesya Khromeychuk and Dmitry Dubrovsky and the roundtable 2C-1 on the second day of the Aleksanteri Conference 2025, Thursday 23 October! Find the schedule and the links here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
Streams and events open to the public in the Aleksanteri Conference 2025 | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki
In the Aleksanteri Conference of 2025, there are sessions and plenaries open to the public without a fee. Welcome!
www.helsinki.fi
October 23, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Welcome to follow the plenaries of Olesya Khromeychuk and Dmitry Dubrovsky and the roundtable 2C-1 on the second day of the Aleksanteri Conference 2025, Thursday 23 October! Find the schedule and the links here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
The Aleksanteri Insight for this year's #Aleksanteri2025 conference "Extremisms: ambiguities, ideologies, agency" written by the Chair of the organizing committee, Katalin Miklossy, has been published! Read the piece titled “Studying the Extreme” at the link below. www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
Studying the Extreme | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki
Researchers’ ability to navigate societal polarisation, deal with limitations on scholarly interpretations and face political targeting have been identified as the main challenges for research on the ...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The Aleksanteri Insight for this year's #Aleksanteri2025 conference "Extremisms: ambiguities, ideologies, agency" written by the Chair of the organizing committee, Katalin Miklossy, has been published! Read the piece titled “Studying the Extreme” at the link below. www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
Join us online for the opening ceremony and keynote plenaries by Dina Sharipova and Daunis Auers, live streamed on Wednesday, 22 October, the first day of the Aleksanteri Conference 2025!
Find the live stream links and full schedule here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
Find the live stream links and full schedule here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
Streams and events open to the public in the Aleksanteri Conference 2025 | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki
In the Aleksanteri Conference of 2025, there are sessions and plenaries open to the public without a fee. Welcome!
www.helsinki.fi
October 22, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Join us online for the opening ceremony and keynote plenaries by Dina Sharipova and Daunis Auers, live streamed on Wednesday, 22 October, the first day of the Aleksanteri Conference 2025!
Find the live stream links and full schedule here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
Find the live stream links and full schedule here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
Tomorrow at the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference opening ceremony, we have the great honour of giving the floor to Leena Malkki, the Director of the Centre for European Studies, UH and the RADIA Knowledge Centre!
You can stream the opening ceremony 10:00-10:30 here: video.helsinki.fi/unitube/live...
You can stream the opening ceremony 10:00-10:30 here: video.helsinki.fi/unitube/live...
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Tomorrow at the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference opening ceremony, we have the great honour of giving the floor to Leena Malkki, the Director of the Centre for European Studies, UH and the RADIA Knowledge Centre!
You can stream the opening ceremony 10:00-10:30 here: video.helsinki.fi/unitube/live...
You can stream the opening ceremony 10:00-10:30 here: video.helsinki.fi/unitube/live...
In her keynote plenary at #Aleksanteri2025 23 Oct 13:30-14:45 historian and writer @okhromeychuk.bsky.social explores how we decide what to carry into an uncertain future, and how we can carry it together.
Find the abstract and the link to the livestream here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
Find the abstract and the link to the livestream here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In her keynote plenary at #Aleksanteri2025 23 Oct 13:30-14:45 historian and writer @okhromeychuk.bsky.social explores how we decide what to carry into an uncertain future, and how we can carry it together.
Find the abstract and the link to the livestream here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
Find the abstract and the link to the livestream here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
Highlights from the Aleksanteri Conference 22.-24.10.2025: panels with a focus on media and information. See the whole programme: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
The media accreditation for the conference is now open, see the details here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
The media accreditation for the conference is now open, see the details here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
October 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Highlights from the Aleksanteri Conference 22.-24.10.2025: panels with a focus on media and information. See the whole programme: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
The media accreditation for the conference is now open, see the details here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
The media accreditation for the conference is now open, see the details here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
Highlights from the Aleksanteri Conference 22.-24.10.2025: roundtables and panels discussing law and justice perspectives. Link to the full programme: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
October 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Highlights from the Aleksanteri Conference 22.-24.10.2025: roundtables and panels discussing law and justice perspectives. Link to the full programme: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
Highlights from the Aleksanteri Conference 22.-24.10.2025: roundtables and panels focusing on gender perspectives. Link to the full programme: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
October 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Highlights from the Aleksanteri Conference 22.-24.10.2025: roundtables and panels focusing on gender perspectives. Link to the full programme: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
The Aleksanteri Conference 2025 is just around the corner, taking place 22–24 October. Register by 13 October as an attendee to gain insights not only from the keynote plenaries but also from a variety of roundtable and panel discussions! www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
October 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The Aleksanteri Conference 2025 is just around the corner, taking place 22–24 October. Register by 13 October as an attendee to gain insights not only from the keynote plenaries but also from a variety of roundtable and panel discussions! www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
To mark Professor Vladimir Gel'man's 60th birthday and celebrate his academic career, the Aleksanteri Institute's blog published an interview with him about research, Russia, and the challenges of studying politics. Read it below:
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A bias for hope: Vladimir Gel’man on research, Russia, and the challenges of studying politics | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki
To mark the 60th birthday of Professor Vladimir Gel’man, we spoke with him about his journey from engineering to becoming an established political scientist. In this interview, he discusses the curren...
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October 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
To mark Professor Vladimir Gel'man's 60th birthday and celebrate his academic career, the Aleksanteri Institute's blog published an interview with him about research, Russia, and the challenges of studying politics. Read it below:
www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
As one of the keynotes, we're excited to welcome Dmitry Dubrovsky, Russian historian and sociologist, a lecturer in the Boris Nemtsov Russian Studies program at Charles University (Prague), and a professor at the Free University (Riga). Among other topics, he focuses on academic freedom in Russia.
October 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
As one of the keynotes, we're excited to welcome Dmitry Dubrovsky, Russian historian and sociologist, a lecturer in the Boris Nemtsov Russian Studies program at Charles University (Prague), and a professor at the Free University (Riga). Among other topics, he focuses on academic freedom in Russia.
The latest Aleksanteri Insight is out! Elena Bogdanova, a grant-funded researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute, reflects on how the digitalisation of public services affects refugees’ access to healthcare. www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
Digitalisation and Inclusion of Refugees in Healthcare | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki
Digitalisation of healthcare systems creates substantial obstacles for refugees who lack digital literacy and familiarity with local contexts. Further investigation is necessary to understand whether ...
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September 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The latest Aleksanteri Insight is out! Elena Bogdanova, a grant-funded researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute, reflects on how the digitalisation of public services affects refugees’ access to healthcare. www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
The programme for the Aleksanteri Conference 22-24 October: "Extremisms: Ambiguities, Ideologies, Agency" has now been published! Take a look at the programme here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
Programme | Extremisms: ambiguities, ideologies, agency | University of Helsinki
Please note that there may be changes to the programme. All programme times are Helsinki local time (UTC +03:00 EEST).
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September 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The programme for the Aleksanteri Conference 22-24 October: "Extremisms: Ambiguities, Ideologies, Agency" has now been published! Take a look at the programme here: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
Warm congratulations to our researcher Katri Pynnöniemi @katri.bsky.social, who has been appointed Professor this week! Read more about her work as a distinguished researcher and teacher of Russian security policy here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
Katri Pynnöniemi, researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute and Finnish National Defense University, has been appointed Professor | Aleksanteri Institute | University of Helsinki
Katri Pynnöniemi conducts and supervises research on Russia’s security policy. Currently, she focuses on the study of Russia’s strategic thinking, military thought, and threat analysis. Professor Pynn...
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September 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Warm congratulations to our researcher Katri Pynnöniemi @katri.bsky.social, who has been appointed Professor this week! Read more about her work as a distinguished researcher and teacher of Russian security policy here: www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksante...
Join us in Metsätalo next Thursday, 18 September, from 14:30 to 16:00 for the launch of the first-ever English translation of Alexandra Kollontai’s Finland and Socialism, translated by Cathy Porter! tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
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September 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Join us in Metsätalo next Thursday, 18 September, from 14:30 to 16:00 for the launch of the first-ever English translation of Alexandra Kollontai’s Finland and Socialism, translated by Cathy Porter! tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
We have the honour to welcome Dr Olesya Khromeychuk
as a keynote speaker for the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference. Dr Khromeychuk is a writer and historian who has written for The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel.
Registration: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
as a keynote speaker for the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference. Dr Khromeychuk is a writer and historian who has written for The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel.
Registration: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
August 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
We have the honour to welcome Dr Olesya Khromeychuk
as a keynote speaker for the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference. Dr Khromeychuk is a writer and historian who has written for The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel.
Registration: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
as a keynote speaker for the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference. Dr Khromeychuk is a writer and historian who has written for The New York Times, The New York Review of Books, The Guardian, and Der Spiegel.
Registration: www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
Miten tutkija lähestyy fiktion kirjoittamista? Aleksanteri-instituutin blogissa kultuurihistorian dosentti Elina Kahla pohtii kysymystä vastajulkaistun dokumenttiromaaninsa Gulagin viisas pohjalta. www.helsinki.fi/fi/aleksante...
Dokumenttiromaani tutkijan kynästä: Gulagin viisas | Aleksanteri-instituutti | Helsingin yliopisto
Kulttuurihistorian dosentti Elina Kahla pohtii tieteen ja fiktion erilaisia mahdollisuuksia kuvata herkkiä aiheita ja tuoretta teostaan, joka on lähdeaineistoon perustuva dokumenttiromaani tutkimuksen...
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August 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Miten tutkija lähestyy fiktion kirjoittamista? Aleksanteri-instituutin blogissa kultuurihistorian dosentti Elina Kahla pohtii kysymystä vastajulkaistun dokumenttiromaaninsa Gulagin viisas pohjalta. www.helsinki.fi/fi/aleksante...
Join us for a @centrepeace.bsky.social public lecture: “No War, No Peace? Rethinking Power, Violence, and the Prospects for Peace in the South Caucasus” by Dr. Zinaida Bechná, 12 August in Metsätalo and online, at 15:00. Please register by 10 August here: elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...
August 7, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Join us for a @centrepeace.bsky.social public lecture: “No War, No Peace? Rethinking Power, Violence, and the Prospects for Peace in the South Caucasus” by Dr. Zinaida Bechná, 12 August in Metsätalo and online, at 15:00. Please register by 10 August here: elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...
Excited to announce that Prof. Daunis Auers will be one of the keynote speakers at the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference! He is a Professor of European Studies and Jean Monnet Chair at the University of Latvia, and Director of the LaSER think tank.
Please register here: helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
Please register here: helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
July 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Excited to announce that Prof. Daunis Auers will be one of the keynote speakers at the #Aleksanteri2025 Conference! He is a Professor of European Studies and Jean Monnet Chair at the University of Latvia, and Director of the LaSER think tank.
Please register here: helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
Please register here: helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...