Civil Society Institutions and Peacemaking The authors highlight relatively unknown efforts at local civil society building and conflict management in the North Caucasus. They feature a report that surveys activities with youth and with elders’ councils, in the republics of Chechnya, North Ossetia-Alania, Kabardino-Balkaria, Dagestan, and Ingushetia. Mikhail V. Savva and Valerii A. Tishkov Anthropology … Read more

From the simulative democracy to neo-totalitarianism. Center for Russia Studies International round table discussion on “The current political regime in Russia: Quo vadis?”. April 5, 2019 http://www.r-studies.org/cms/index.php?action=news/view_details&news_id=88706&lang=eng The main goal of my speech is to highlight one of the scientific forecast of the Russian regime dynamics. The word “scientific” is stressed as far as it … Read more

Centrifugal Tendencies in the Development of Russian Regions: Implications for Ukraine and the West (Centre for Russian Studies, Conference “Russian statehood, stable instability”, Kyiv, 18 November 2016) http://r-studies.org/cms/index.php?action=news/view_details&news_id=38525&lang=eng Mikhail Savva[1]:       Structure      1. The empirical and methodological bases of research of centrifugal processes in modern Russia.      2. Manifestations of centrifugal tendencies in social … Read more

Internal Policy of Russia: On the Eve of Dramatic Changes. Speech at the International Conference “Russia in the study of the Center for Russian Studies: main results and prospects” 2018 Mikhail Savva, Chairman of Board Expert Group “Owl”, Expert, Centre for Russian Studies, Doctor (Political Sciences), Professor egroupsova@gmail.com Table of contents: 1. Introduction: Factors for … Read more

Separatism in modern Russia: activity, classification, forecast//Kobe Gakuin Economic Papers. Vol. 51. December 2019. # 3. PP. 27 – 44. http://www.eb.kobegakuin.ac.jp/~keizai/v02/data/pdf/201912Savva.pdf M.V. Savva[1] Abstract: In modern Russia latent separatism is on the rise, primarily online. Simultaneously the state toughens separatism suppression policy.  Weakening of the central state authority is the main factor; that may cause speedy and destructive … Read more