ABSTRACT

In this essay, we first briefly recount the post-Soviet history of social science in Russia, with particular attention to the role of international collaborations in spurring its growth, and we review the accelerating attacks on university autonomy and international collaborations that preceded Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine in February 2022. Then we consider developments since the February 2022 invasion that, in our view, signal the demise of academic freedom. We consider how Russia-based social scientists have negotiated the mounting challenges to the practice of their craft. We draw on interviews with Russian and American social scientists involved in international collaborations conducted in summer 2021 and interviews with Russian social scientists carried out in spring and summer 2022, as well as scholarly and journalistic accounts of developments within Russian universities and research institutes.

摘要

在这篇文章中，我们首先简要回顾了俄罗斯社会科学的后苏联历史，特别关注国际合作在刺激其发展方面的作用，我们回顾了在俄罗斯无端攻击之前对大学自治和国际合作的加速攻击2022 年 2 月在乌克兰。然后我们考虑自 2022 年 2 月入侵以来的事态发展，在我们看来，这标志着学术自由的消亡。我们考虑了俄罗斯的社会科学家如何应对对其手艺实践日益严峻的挑战。我们借鉴了 2021 年夏季对参与国际合作的俄罗斯和美国社会科学家的采访，以及 2022 年春季和夏季对俄罗斯社会科学家的采访，