860 000 people left Russia in 2022, a study of Facebook records suggests
arxiv.org/pdf/2504.11691

Putin seeks broader support among the younger generation and hopes to cultivate a pool of cheaper, more ideologically motivated cadres and soldiers. However, his indoctrination system at Russian universities faces some noticeable challenges.

Semiotics continues to extend! It was an insightful experience to be a part of La Sémiotique Étendue conference of the Société d'histoire et d'épistémologie des sciences du langage (SHESL) & Société française de Zoosémiotique, @upcite.bsky.social

I was glad to participate in the conference Future of Russia — the Role of Critical Voices at the Czech Parliament with A. Garmazhapova, V. Milov, A. Pivovarov, and A. Shary.

It was also great to see P. Havlíček and E. Romanovskiy present their study from @ideasforrussia.bsky.social Futures Lab.

Marta Shumanov (IFR Futures Lab): Portraying China as a superpower that can sustain its economy during a trade war, engaging in a war over Taiwan, and simultaneously supporting Russia in Ukraine might not stand up to scrutiny

Read @neweasterneurope.eu: neweasterneurope.eu/2025/01/14/c...

An excellent investigation by BBC News Russian exposes a type of individuals who become serial informers in today's Russia. I, too, was a target of such a denunciation last year.

www.bbc.com/russian/arti...

IFR Displacement Lab @ideasforrussia.bsky.social surveyed how Russian political emigrants with children preserve and expand their social capital.

Results: