The Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars was founded in 1974 to the carry out studies of the Soviet Union (sovietology), subsequently of post-Soviet Russia and other post-Soviet states. The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, named after former United States President Ronald Reagan, is the first federal building in Washington The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (or Wilson Center) (located in Washington D The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Kremlinology is the study and analysis of Soviet (and today Russian) politics and policies based on efforts to understand the inner workings of an extremely opaque Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The post-Soviet states, also commonly known as former Soviet republics, are the 15 independent nations that split off from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [1]
In additiopn to its main office, the Kennan Institute operates centers in Moscow, Russia and Kiev, Ukraine: the Kennan Moscow Project and Kennan Kyiv Project . Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. [2]
The institute is named after George Kennan, American explorer of Russia, twice removed older cousin of the Cold War architect George F. Kennan,[3]. George Kennan ( February 16, 1845 &ndash 1924 was an American explorer noted for his travels in the Kamchatka and Caucasus regions Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the George Frost Kennan (February 16 1904 &ndash March 17 2005 was an American Advisor, Diplomat, Political scientist, and Historian, best The latter one, together with Wilson Center Director James Billington and historian S. Frederick Starr, initiated the establishment of the institute[2]
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Activities
The Institute offers residential research scholarships in the humanities and social sciences to academic scholars and specialists from government, the media, and the private sector. James Hadley Billington (born June 1, 1929) is the current Librarian of Congress in the United States. S Frederick Starr (born Stephen Frederick Starr on March 24, 1940) is the founder and Chairman of the Central Asia-Caucus Institute The Institute also administers an active program of public lectures featuring scholars and public figures, disseminating the results of its activities and research through a variety of publications. [2]
Research areas
Most recent research topics include
- Religion in Post-Soviet Societies
- Migration in the Post-Soviet space
Cooperation
The Kennan Institute is a partner of the Russian and Eurasian Security Specialized Network (RES) of the international Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation [4]
The Kennan Institute and ISE Center (Information. Scholarship. Education. ), Moscow, administer the Centers for Advanced Study and Education (CASE) program. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The CASE program has established nine thematic research centers at regional Russian universities in order to foster scholarship in the social sciences and humanities. [2]
Management
- Director: Blair A. Ruble [5]
- Deputy director (since August 2007[6]): William E. Pomeranz [7]
- Senior associate: Margaret Paxson[8].
References
- ^ Kennan Institute
- ^ a b c d About the Kennan Institute, Wilson Center webpage
- ^ "Remarks by the VP to the Kennan Institute US Russia Council"
- ^ International Relations and Security Network ISN - Kennan Institute
- ^ Blair A. Ruble.
- ^ Russia - Kennan Institute November Calendar - JRL 10-31-07
- ^ William E. Pomeranz
- ^ Margaret Paxson