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Tag Archives: Russia
How Lyudmyla leads semiotic research in a Moscow agency
In an interview to UT Blog, fresh PhD Lyudmyla Zaporozhtseva unveils how she leads semiotic research at a marketing research agency in Moscow. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Humanities, Research
Tagged cultural codes, marketing, Moscow, PhD, PhD thesis, Russia, semiotics, semiotics of culture, Ukraine
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Becoming a Tartu student – becoming a globally minded student
Our master’s student Tatiana from Moldova writes about physical and mental borders. Continue reading
Five Life Lessons from Tartu
Piotr Jan Pietrzak, a master’s graduate of the University of Tartu, shares five lessons that he learned in Tartu. Continue reading
Brexit: Hidden Implications for Baltic Security
Political scientist Eoin Micheál McNamara discusses the implications of a possible British exit from the EU on Baltic security. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Research, Social sciences
Tagged Baltic states, Brexit, Britain, EU, foreign policy, Hungary, politics, Russia, security, UK, US
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How Russia and Estonia Remember WWII?
See how Russia pushes the WWII memory into the domain of sacred, while Estonia de-sacralizes the war. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Events, Research, Social sciences
Tagged 9 May, Estonia, history, memory, nation building, Russia, sacralization, Second World War, victory day, war memories, WWII
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The “Narva Paradox” and a Reality Check
See what the students and teachers of our EU–Russia master’s programme discovered in Narva, a town where one-third of the population are Russian citizens. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Studies
Tagged borders, Estonian-Russian border, EU border, identity, Narva, Russia, Russian Estonians, Ukraine, Valga
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Commemorating Boris Nemtsov
University of Tartu Professor Andrey Makarychev explains how the murder of Boris Nemtsov was politically prepared and justified before it actually happened. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Research, Social sciences
Tagged Moscow, murder, Nemtsov, opposition, Russia, Russian
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