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In his latest book "The Return and Demise of the Muscovite State" (original title "Moskvastatens återkomst och undergång") , Stefan Hedlund explores the deeper historical roots of Russian statehood …

Martin Kragh, a researcher at the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies (IRES) at Uppsala University, has passed away following a period of illness. He was 45 years old. He is survived by his …

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of our colleague Martin Kragh after a period of illness. A memorial tribute will be posted here shortly.

A winning photo by Sofie Bedford Sofie Bedford has been named one of the winners of the 8th Nationalities Papers Photo Contest in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies. Her prize-winning photograph was taken …

"Married to the Empire" in Russian Married to the Empire: Three Governors' Wives in Russian America 1829-1864, the well-known book by Susanna Rabow-Edling has now been published also in Russian by …

Eskil Strand For the sixth consecutive year, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for Eurasia, in cooperation with the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies (IRES), is awarding a thesis scholarship …

Sofie Bedford takes part in a panel discussion on elections in Armenia Photo: Anders Mattsson On 19 May, Dr. Sofie Bedford participated in a panel discussion organized by Östgruppen on the topic of …

Ingvar Svanberg Forgotten Turkic People in Eastern Turkestan , an IRES project, directed by ethnologist Ingvar Svanberg, has released a new article examining the historical ecology of the Loptuq …

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya addressing the audience at the Belarus Youth Forum 2026 On 11 May, Dr. Sofie Bedford from the Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies (IRES) participated in the Youth, …

Vitalii Dankevych Vitalii Dankevych is Dean of the Faculty of Law, Public Administration and National Security and Professor at the Department of International Economic Relations and European …