Smolny closure is death of Russian liberal arts

Soviet poster showing Stalin at the helm of the Russian ship of state to illustrate Russian universities in wartime are reverting to Soviet settings

Russian universities in wartime are reverting to Soviet settings

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#1 Submitted by DiggingDeeper on September 4, 2023 - 7:51am

Whereas in total contrast to totalitarian Russia, here at the UK's universities the liberal arts are flourishing, unorthodox 'problematic' courses are well funded, the Government keeps well out of HE, and academics wouldn't dream of leaving because the job is so fantastic and fulfilling.

The slow, painful death of liberal arts in Russia

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The slow, painful death of liberal arts in Russia

As Smolny’s liberal arts programme shutters, Russian scholars attempt to revive the interdisciplinary style of learning outside the country

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Russia returns to six-year degrees, abandoning Bologna Process

Russian pseudoscience has fuelled the bloodshed in Ukraine

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The Moscow School of Social and Economics Studies (MSSS)

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