Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies | CCEIS

Publications

• Book

  Son Z.

  The Russian Koreans in the 1920s and 1930s. An Ethnic Community in the Face of Soviet Power

  This book offers the first comprehensive exploration of the history of Soviet Koreans (1920s-1930s), focusing into their experiences in the USSR. It examines the impact of Stalin's foreign and domestic policies on
  Soviet Koreans, their role in the socio-economic development of the Far East, and their contributions to the Red Army, as well as the cultural and educational aspects of their lives. Key themes include the political repression of Soviet Koreans during Stalin’s era and their subsequent rehabilitation in the Russian Federation.

  
  

  Brill, 2025.

• Article

  Kosevich E.

  Rethinking Multipolarity in Russia and Latin America in Relation to New Crises

  This research explores the similarities and differences in the interpretation of multipolarity,
  which have developed in the academic discourse of Russia and Latin America. The
  paper focuses on the position that prevails in Latin America regarding the Russia–Ukraine
  conflict, emphasizing the emergence of a group of countries within LAC that support
  “active neutrality.” The author concludes that existing contradictions in relation to the
  concept of multipolarity and the indifference of Latin American society to the Russia-
  Ukraine conflict, can be considered as a line separating LAC countries and Russia, which
  will negatively affect their relationship.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Latin American Perspectives. 2026. P. 1-17.

• Book chapter

  Makarov I. A., Chistikova A.

  Climate change and national security in Russia

  This chapter describes climate security discourse and practices developing in Russia for the last decade. It reveals that, while Russia faces severe physical risks from climate change, climate change is scarcely perceived as an existential threat among key decision-makers and the population. The country’s climate policies are more focused on adaptation, while its mitigation policy framework is more oriented on helping Russian businesses avoid hurdles on foreign markets, not on significantly cutting emissions. This situation reflects a parallel securitization process, wherein the global green transition is regarded as a threat to Russia’s fossil fuel-dependent economy. These economic considerations, coupled with climate change skepticism and narratives that emphasize the benefits of climate change, have led to the perception of the green transition as a “climate agenda,” i.e., a temporary process imposed on Russia externally. Internationally, Russia opposes the inclusion of climate change in the global security agenda. The chapter concludes that Russia’s climate policy is an outcome of this complex interplay of the two threats, and is characterized by high emphasis on adaptation but little motivation to enhance ambition on mitigation, and by sensitivity to the external political environment and to the remaining interest of certain businesses in voluntary climate efforts.

  In bk.: Climate Change, National Security and Geopolitics: Strategies and Responses of Five Major Powers. Routledge, 2026. Ch. 5. P. 82-102.

• Working paper

  Shein S., Ryzhkin E.

  Towards A Common Vision? Populist Radical Right Parties’ Positions On The Eu Common Foreign And Security Policy Towards Russia

  The growth of populism in the EU member states, as a large-scale internal challenge to the European integration project, has a projection on foreign policy of both national states and the European Union. The EU foreign policy, towards Russia, is the area where the deviation of populist programs and strategies from the positions of the mainstream is most clearly manifested. In this regard, it is necessary to determine the foreign policy orientations of the populist radical right parties of the EU member states regarding the EU foreign policy, towards Russia, and opportunities for their synchronization. The main conclusion of this research is that populist foreign policy orientations highlight the internal heterogeneity of the populist phenomenon. Populism in power and in opposition does not have the capacity to change the EU's foreign policy towards Russia. The nature of populism as an ideology, the instrumental use by right populists of the “theme of Russia” for “internal consumption”, and their mainstreaming in power are a significant barrier to the real challenge of the EU policy towards Russia

  Political Science. PS. Высшая школа экономики, 2022. No. 89.