Автор: Sergei Erofeev
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Brilliance and Poverty, Triumph and Tragedy, Rise and Fall. Sociologist of Science Mikhail Sokolov Reflects on the Fate of Social Sciences in Russia—Past and Present.
In June 2023, T-invariant published an interview with Mikhail Sokolov, a sociologist of education and science and a professor at the European University in St. Petersburg. Among other topics, the scholar suggested that the war would have little impact on the state of social sciences in Russia. Has his opinion changed two years later? What…
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Andrius Kubilius: “We Are on the Verge of the Fourth Wave of Democratization of Nations, and That Gives Me Scientific Optimism”
Member of the European Parliament Andrius Kubilius believes that a fourth global wave of democratization is coming — and that it will eventually include Russia. This is possible if Russia stops nostalgizing about imperial greatness, and if Europe, particularly the EU, understands that lasting peace on the continent will only become a reality if Russia…