Yhteiskuntatieteiden Tohtori (Kulttuuripolitiikan opintosuunta), Apurahatutkija
Aikaisempi koulutus:
My PhD thesis examined post-2012 Russian cultural policy, highlighting its transformation into a tool for advancing Vladimir Putin’s political agenda. Specifically, I analysed the legal and political shifts that enabled a conservative turn, fostering a new set of power relations and leadership in the cultural field. Apart from doctoral work, I conducted the project Finnish-Russian Cross-Border Neighbourship: Political Perspectives and Cultural Resilience (Kone Foundation, 2018-2019), which explored how technocratic approaches to de-securitisation and depoliticisation facilitated the normalisation of post-2014 dialogue between democratic Finland and increasingly conservative Russia.
Currently, I am part of the team project ‘Russian World’ Next Door: discourses of the Russian political communication and cultural diplomacy in Finland (Kone Foundation, 2023-2026). My focus is on the remnants of Russia’s diplomatic presence in Finland, such as the Russian House in Helsinki and affiliated organisations. I investigate how Russia’s ambassadors promote state-sponsored education to foreigners and support compatriot networks. I am also expanding this research to the Russian House’s operations in Africa to trace the dissemination of Kremlin-aligned narratives among Finland’s international partners.
From 2026 to 2027, I will be a research fellow under the Academy of Norway-funded project devoted to studying wartime trasformation of politics and society.
Current Projects
Participation in the research project “Russian World” Next Door: discourses of the Russian political communication and cultural diplomacy in Finland. Principal Investigator: Dr. Vera Zvereva (Kone Foundation 2022-2026, Application 202109235), Department of Language and Communication Studies, University of Jyväskylä.
Past Projects
Grant from the multidisciplinary study programme ExpREES for an MA course "Three Epochs of Cultural Policy in Soviet, Post-Soviet and Putin's Russia", University of Jyväskylä, Autumn 2024.
Ph.D. research ‘Development of Contemporary Russian Cultural Policy: from Liberal Decentralization towards Conservative Cultural Hegemony’ (Kone Foundation, January 2020-May 2021, December 2021-March 2022; Grant of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences June-November 2021; April 2022-March 2023), Doctoral programme of the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä.
Grant from the multidisciplinary study programme Expertise in Russian and Eastern European Studies (ExpREES) for an MA course "Applying Discourse Analysis to Contemporary Russian Society and Culture: Methodology and Case Studies", Tampere University, Spring 2022.
Finnish-Russian Cross-Border Neighbourship: Political Perspectives and Cultural Resilience (personal research project; Kone Foundation, April 2018 – March 2019).
Traditional religions and religious identity in post-secular society: Orthodox parish. Principal investigator: Dr./Docent Ekaterina Grishaeva (Russian State Humanitarian Foundation, 2016 – 2018 № 16-03-00387, type ‘a’).
Discourses and practices of Scottish cultural policy (personal research project; Centre for Cultural Policy Research, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 2-30.09.2015).
The socio-cultural capital of the population as an outcome of cultural policy (personal research project; Committee of Science and the Higher School of St. Petersburg, May – October 2015).
