Research institutes and associations of scholars in Russia

Here you can find basic information about the websites of research institutes and associations of scholars based in or dealing with Russia, with direct links.

Description: The Carnegie Moscow Center is supported by the American Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The center works as a think tank, with an own staff of researchers, and orgnanizes round tables and other events. The center produces a journal in Russian focussed on politics in the post-Soviet space, "Pro et Contra", freely available. Some of the books published by the center are freely available in electronic version in English or Russian.
Language: Russian, English
Archive: since 1994, partially available

Visit the website of the Carnegie Moscow Center (in English)

Description: The Centre for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR) is an independent economic policy think tank established in 2000. CEFIR’s mission is to improve Russia’s economic and social policies by producing cutting-edge academic research and policy analysis; in other words, CEFIR makes it possible for both policymakers and the public to make informed choices. CEFIR researchers use advanced methods of economic analysis to contribute to Russia’s economic and social policy by informing policymakers and the public about the costs and benefits of specific policy actions.
Language: Russian, English

Visit the website of the The Centre for Economic and Financial Research (in English)
Visit the website of the The Centre for Economic and Financial Research (in Russian)

Description: The Centre for Independent Social Research (CISR) was founded in 1991, and in 1996 the official status of Autonomous Non-commercial Organisation was received.In contrast to many other organisations conducting social research during the last 10-15 years, CISR does not carry out commercial orders or conduct polls. CISR’s fundamental goal is to develop academic social research. The position that CISR occupies in the sociological community is connected with the organisation’s methodological preferences. CISR’s researchers are primarily guided by qualitative sociological methodology. Up to 40-50 projects are conducted annually, most of them in cooperation with specialists from all over Russia and abroad.
CISR is one of eight winners of the 2009 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, who “demonstrate exceptional creativity and effectiveness, have reached a critical or strategic point in their development, show strong leadership and stable financial management”. On June 11, 2009, awardees was honoured at a ceremony at MacArthur’s headquarters in Chicago, which was attended by CISR’s Director Viktor Voronkov and vice-director Oleg Pachenkov. The most of the award will be used for development of recently launched a high-quality, peer-reviewed, independent, and bilingual journal of sociological research “Laboratorium. Russian review of Social Research”.
Language: Russian, English

Visit the website of the The The Centre for Independent Social Research (CISR) (in English)
Visit the website of the The The Centre for Independent Social Research (CISR) (in Russian)

Description: Economic Expert Group (EEG) is an independent Russian company, that specializes in consulting services on economic and financial policy issues to government officials on federal and regional level. Economic Expert Group was established in 1994 to render analytical support to the Department of Macroeconomic Policy of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. Since that time EEG has been working in close everyday contact with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. EEG provides Russian Government with analytical support at the negotiations with international financial organizations, Paris and London Clubs of creditors, international rating agencies, prepares monthly reviews of Russian economy, participates in monthly monitoring of Russian economy, carried out by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. On the Government orders EEG develops short-, medium-, and long-term macroeconomic projections, participates in the process of co-ordination of macroeconomic forecasts between official institutions (Ministry of the Economic Development and Trade, Ministry of Finance, Bank of Russia) and between the Government of Russia and the IMF in the process of discussing parameters of economic programs. EEG elaborated presentations of Russian economy for Offering Circulars of all issues of eurobonds of the Russian Federation.
Language: Russian, English

Visit the website of the The Economic Expert Group  (in English)
Visit the website of the The Economic Expert Group  (in Russian)

Description: The Ye.T. Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy is a scientific research and educational methodology center. It is a nonprofit organization legally established as a foundation. One of the founders of the Institute is the Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation (now - the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration).
The Institute for Economic Policy of the Academy of National Economy and the Academy of Sciences of the USSR was established in 1990 and renamed as the Institute for the Economy in Transition (IET) in 1992. Its creator and permanent Director, until December 2009, was Yegor Gaidar.
Language: Russian, English


Visit the website of the The Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy (in English)
Visit the website of the The Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy (in Russian)

Description: The Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP) has grown out the Social Policy: Challenges of the XXI Century program. The Program is supported by theFord Foundation and makes grants for research in social policy. In December 2000, the IISP was registered as an autonomous non-for-profit organization. The Founders of the IISP are organizations well known both in Russia and internationally. The Russian Center for Public Opinion and Market Research (VCIOM) is Russia's oldest sociological center with experience in conducting major social policy studies both in Russia and abroad. The Academy of the National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation (ANE) is an educational and research center known for research projects in the field of Russia's economic reform. Besides, the Academy is a major higher school training managers in a variety of fields and providing graduate and post-graduate courses for economists and sociologists.The VCIOM and ANE are high-authoritative research institutions that have established a number of non-for-profit economic and sociological research organizations.
Language: Russian, English

Visit the website of the Institute of The Independent Institute for Social Policy (in English)
Visit the website of the Institute of The Independent Institute for Social Policy (in Russian)

Description: The main task of the Institute is the study and promotion of the heritage of Peter the Great in the fields of culture, education, liberal arts, which were understood as a set of ideas and traditions, claiming the European choice of Russia, its commitment to principles of the European Enlightenment and the cultural community, while preserving the national identity of Russia.The Institute of Peter the Great assists the cultural integration of St. Petersburg with other cities and towns founded or developed by Peter the Great while his travels.
Among the projects implemented by the Institute of Peter the Great are the Congress of Peter’s Cities, exhibitions and seminars; preparation and releases of scientific and popular publicationsLanguage: Russian

Visit the website of the Institute of Peter the Great (in Russian)

Description: IMEMO has been founded by the Russian Academy of Sciences. The Institute is a non-profit organization which acts within the Charter of the Russian Academy of Sciences.The mission of the Institute is the elaboration of a reliable analytical basis for political decision-making. The Institute cooperates with federal and regional government bodies, mass media, major public and private companies. In its research, IMEMO takes an independent and uncommitted position.
Language: Russian, English

Visit the website of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (in English)
Visit the website of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (in Russian)

Description: The Levada Center is a non-governmental organization carrying out public opinion and market research. The Russian version of the website offers free access to a number of opinion polls dating back to 2000.
Language: Russian, English
Archive: since 2000, freely available

Visit the website of the Levada Center (in Russian)
Visit the website of the Levada Center (in English)

Description: The Public Opinion Foundation is an independent organisation that conducts opinion polls throughout Russia. Its network of regional partenes allow it to conduct surveys throughout Russia. Its large database of opinion surveys about political and social issues and its professionalism make of Fom a fundamental resource for all those interested in Russian society.
Language: Russian, English
Archive: since 1998, freely available

Visit the website of the Public Opinion Foundation (in Russian)

Description: "Russia's Institute for Strategic Studies", based in Moscow, provides analysis concerning Russia's international relations.
Language: Russian, English
Archive: since 2002, freely available

Visit the website of Russia's Institute for Strategic Studies (in Russian)

Description: The Russian Academy of Sciences is one of the most important academic institutions in the post-Soviet space. Their portal gives access to all the departments of the Academy, their research activities and their publications.
Language: Russian

Visit the website of the Russian Academy of Sciences (in Russian)

Description: The Russian Public Opinion Research Center is the oldest institution dealing with public opinion currently active in Russia. Results of opinion polls since 1992 are available on the website. The Center publishes results of politicians' ratings, and Russians' opinion about domestic and international affairs.
Language: Russian, English
Archive: since 1992, freely available

Visit the website of the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (in Russian)

Description: Scilla is the website of the expert group "Panorama". On this website, it is possible to find information about political figures, political parties, electoral processes, development of Russian regions, etc. The website offers a lot of content about the 1990s, and is constantly updated. It offers also free access to full books and articles about current events and politics.
Language: Russian
Archive: since 1999, freely available

Visit the website of Scilla (in Russian)

Description: The Sova Center conducts informational and research work on such topics as nationalism and xenophobia, relations between the churches and the secular society, and political radicalism. The Sova Center and its website can be of interest to a large group of scholars, because most of its publications are translated in English, it is possible to access the full text of published books and research, and provides an updated monitoring of the situation in Russia for what concerns the above mentioned issue.
Language: Russian, English
Archive: since 2002, freely available

Visit the website of Sova Center (in Russian)