Check out our newish DataLabBlog #KonKoop ZOiS - Zentrum für Osteuropa- u. int. Studien - brief discussions about different types of data collection related to war. This time round: a contribution by Natalia Otrishchenko et al Center for Urban History. Dyakuyu!

Erdogan: „Die Rückgabe der Krim a die Ukraine ist ein Erfordernis des internationalen Rechts.“ Bemerkenswert. aa.com.tr/en/politics/tu…

Migrants who left #Russia since Feburary 2022 are very diverse in their views on Russian politics and the war, in their political behaviour and social values. That's one of the findings of a new #ZOiS_Report by Félix Krawatzek and Gwendolyn Sasse: zois-berlin.de/en/publication…

Among those who left Russia after the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 some 650,000 are expected to remain abroad, with a sizeable share having returned since.

Who went where and what are their political attitudes? To get a clearer sense of this, ZOiS conducted face-to-face interviews with around 4,300 Russian citizens in some of the most important destination countries: #Armenia, #Georgia, #Turkey, #Kazakhstan and #Kyrgyzstan.

Some key takeaways in the thread 👇 (For methodological considerations go straight to the ZOiS Report 🔗 zois-berlin.de/en/publication…)

In each of these countries, respondents to the survey differ in terms of age, level of education, employment sector, and previous place of residence in Russia. Samples in #Armenia and #Georgia pick up a younger, highly educated, urban segment with many working in IT.

Can new Russian migrants be thought of as an opposition-in-exile in the making? Not likely across the 5 countries, although a significant share of Russian migrants in the Armenia and Georgia samples report oppositional views.

But their scope for political action is limited in Georgia. Armenia currently appears to be a more favourable setting for political actions directed at Russia.

Sizeable shares of the migrant population in #Turkey and #Kazakhstan are broadly aligned with the political ideas propagated by the #Kremlin, whereas the data from #Kyrgyzstan suggest significant diversity and the potential for criticism of Russian politics.

Russian migrants (old and new) are a key target of the Kremlin’s propaganda and many are still immersed in the Russian media environment. What to do? 👉Invest more in alternative Russian-language media and in efforts to forge connections between migrants in different countries.

Out now: new #ZOiS_Report by Felix Krawatzek and me presenting our survey findings from 5 destination countries of new Russlan migrants. Data help to puncture myth that we are primarily witnessing a liberal exodus with potential for mobilisation from abroad.⬇️

Tomorrow at 4.30 pm we host a talk by Gwendolyn Sasse and Olga Onuch (Онух) moderated by Volodymyr Kulyk at Kyiv School of Economics . Please join if you are in Kyiv (in person, no video recording)

Important and enlightening research about the Russian migration in the context of Russia's war from ZOiS - Zentrum für Osteuropa- u. int. Studien colleagues Gwendolyn Sasse and Felix Krawatzek.

Very excited for the Keynote speech of Gwendolyn Sasse, the Director of ZOiS - Zentrum für Osteuropa- u. int. Studien: "Questions about War and Democracy in Russia's War Against Ukraine"! The whole conference programme is out, go check it out at helsinki.fi/en/conferences… 🗓️

War in #Kyjiw auf einer Sicherheitskonferenz, der #YES2024 . Selenskyj hat angekündigt, am Rande der UN mit Biden über einen neuen Friedensplan zu sprechen. Was drinstehen könnte und wie die Stimmung war 👇 . Und ein paar Beobachtungen 🧵 zeit.de/politik/auslan…

This visit with Olga Onuch (Онух) to Kyiv School of Economics was the highlight of my trip to Kyiv. An impressive institution all round! Thank you Tymofii Brik Volodymyr Kulyk for organising our session - and to Kateryna Zarembo 🇺🇦, Natalia Zaika (#UNET_ZOiS) & many others for coming along to discuss!

It was great to welcome my friends and coauthors Olga Onuch (Онух) and Gwendolyn Sasse at Kyiv School of Economics and listen to their passionate talk on our favorite topic of Ukrainian identities. The room was packed, and the questions were great. Looking forward to your next visit!

Eine sehr gute Zusammenfassung der #YES2024 in #Kyjiw von Anna Sauerbrey ⬇️ Die Ambivalenz zwischen Warten und Entschlossenheit hallt in meinem Kopf besonders nach - und die sehr direkten Berichte der Soldat*innen auf dem Abschlusspanel.

Heute startet die erste Sommerschule vom Kompetenzverbund Interdisziplinäre Ukrainestudien #KIU an der #Viadrina. Zum Auftakt hält die Soziologin Valeria Korablyova von der Univerzita Karlova einen Vortrag über performative Nationalität in der #Ukraine. Gäste sind herzlich willkommen!