Katerina Tertytchnaya


The invasion of Ukraine has upended Russian education

Russia continues to expand lessons in “patriotic” values, this research finds

How popular is Putin, really?

The image of Putin’s popularity bolsters his actual popularity, our research finds. But staged perceptions of popularity can be fragile.

Russia may be about to invade Ukraine. Russians don’t want it to.

For Putin, invading Ukraine comes with political risk at home, these surveys show

The Kremlin has a new toolkit for shutting down independent news media

Worldwide, authoritarians are finding less overt ways to shut down independent news — and independent outlets are finding new ways to stay alive