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

  Biryukova O. V., Slipchenko I. Y.

  Exporting creative goods from China: Government support measures in the 13th and 14th five-year plans

  Abstract. The rapid expansion of creative industries plays a pivotal role in fostering sustainable economic development and enhancing the global cultural footprint of exporting nations. Consequently, governments worldwide actively implement targeted mechanisms to stimulate creative exports. As the undisputed global leader in creative goods exports, China’s success stems from both its inherent comparative advantages and systematic state interventions. However, the specifi c quantitative impact of governmental support instruments on China’s creative export performance remains underexplored in existing literature. This study systematically examines the key fi scal and fi nancial support measures implemented during the 13th and 14th fi ve-year plans and assesses their infl uence on creative goods exports from 2016 to 2023. Utilizing a balanced panel regression approach across regional and product- level datasets, the analysis reveals that both VAT export rebates and direct government budget financing exert a statistically signifi cant positive effect on export volumes. Furthermore, the fi ndings highlight a pronounced geographic and structural concentration of exports, predominantly directed toward the United States and European markets. The study concludes that while current support policies have effectively bolstered export competitiveness, strategic optimization is required to mitigate regional disparities, encourage long-term sectoral diversifi cation, and reduce vulnerability to external market fl uctuations.

  The Journal of the New Economic Association. 2026. Vol. 71. No. 2. P. 252-267.

• Book chapter

  Kuliyeva N.

  The Role of the “Middle Powers” in Shaping the New International System: The Case of Türkiye

  Within the new multipolar international system the role of non-Western centers of power increased dramatically. The middle powers began to undergo a new stage of transformation of behavior and positioning within the international system. Against this background, Turkey began to position itself as a “transregional” power. This status of Türkiye is manifested in the spread of influence in three priority areas: Islamic, post-Ottoman and Turkic/post-Soviet. The purpose of this chapter is to examine the evolution of Türkiye's international positioning and to justify the place that it is striving for within the modern international system during the period of the Justice and Development Party (JDP) in power. An excessively ambitious foreign policy for a middle power can be considered untenable due to a number of systemic and internal factors. However, although Türkiye's attempts to change its international status are not sufficient to achieve the status of a global power, they create the basis for reconsidering the approach to Türkiye as a middle power.

  In bk.: Shifting Power Dynamics in International Relations: From Unipolar Hegemony to Multipolarity. IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2026. Ch. 15. P. 351-370.

• 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.