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Draft Outline Title: Russian Institutes in 2025: Between State Demands and Intellectual Sovereignty russian institute 2025
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[Your Name/Institution] Date: April 2026 (retrospective for 2025) and closer integration with state decision-making
This paper examines the evolution of Russia’s key research and policy institutes (academic, defense, economic) by 2025. It argues that following the post-2022 restructuring, by 2025 these institutes have shifted toward import-substituted expertise, increased focus on Eurasia and the Global South, and closer integration with state decision-making, while facing brain drain and methodological isolation.