A new generation of PhD students is emerging in the U.S.—once again intrigued, concerned, and fascinated by Russia
2022 is starting to look, sound, and feel an awful lot like 1962. If you wonder how 60 years could pass with so much historical change and so many global shifts to end up at something quite reminiscent of the peak point of the Cold War (the Cuban ...
... materials. However, I’ve developed my own opinion about the new generation, based on many years of experience teaching at MGIMO, managing a fairly young research team at the Russian International Affairs Council, and cooperating with a large number of Russian experts. My opinion is subjective, but from the point of view of sociological methodology, it could be considered as the experience of a “participating observer”.
First of all, the cyclical nature of generations is an obvious fact. The outlooks of my twentysomething colleagues are different from mine, to say nothing of the older generation. However, problems arise when there are attempts to operationalise differences. What exactly do we mean? After ...