Russian Studies at Harriman
Established as the Russian Institute in 1946, the Harriman Institute at Columbia University is one of the world’s leading academic institutions for the study of Russia in all disciplines, from literature and culture to history and politics.
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Domestic Support for Russia’s War on Ukraine: What We Know
Domestic Support for Russia’s War on Ukraine: What We Know
Russia at the Harriman Institute
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War in Ukraine and Violations of Academic Freedom
War in Ukraine and Violations of Academic Freedom
Georgian Lessons: Russian Propaganda and How to Defeat It
Georgian Lessons: Russian Propaganda and How to Defeat It
Russian Authoritarian Federalism in Time of War
Russian Authoritarian Federalism in Time of War
Film Screening & Discussion. Hey! Teachers!
Film Screening & Discussion. Hey! Teachers!
Book Talk. I Love Russia by Elena Kostyuchenko
Book Talk. I Love Russia by Elena Kostyuchenko
Russian Studies Faculty
Mark Lipovetsky
Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Kimberly Marten
Professor of Political Science, Barnard College
Deborah Martinsen (1954-2021)
Associate Dean of Columbia College; Adjunct Associate Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature
Elidor Mëhilli
Adjunct Associate Professor of History
Jessica Merrill
Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages
Ronald Meyer
Communications Mgr.; Adj. Associate Professor of Slavic Languages
Tatiana Mikhailova
Lecturer in Russian, Department of Slavic Languages
Matthew Murray
Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Irina Reyfman
Professor, Department of Slavic Languages
Klaus Segbers
Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
Stephen Sestanovich
Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor for the Practice of International Diplomacy
Mikhail Shishkin
Spring 2013 Writer in Residence
Yana Skorobogatov
Harriman Assistant Professor of Russian and Soviet History
Maria Stepanova
Harriman Writer in Residence
Natasha Udensiva
Lecturer in International and Public Affairs
