Russia Labels Exile Arts Faculty Undesirable
The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has added the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, created by professors in exile and based in Montenegro, to the list of 'undesirable' organizations.
Consensus
- The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences (FLAS) was added to Russia's list of 'undesirable' organizations.
- FLAS is based in Budva, Montenegro.
- FLAS was founded in 2023 by former faculty members of the Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences (Shanika).
- Marina Kalashnikova, a former dean of Shanika's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences, leads FLAS.
- FLAS received state accreditation in Montenegro in 2024.
- The organization was created by Russian academics who left Russia after the start of the full-scale war.
- The Norwegian organization 'Pikene på Broen' was also added to the list of 'undesirable' organizations.
- The decision was made by the Russian Prosecutor General's Office and registered in the Ministry of Justice database.
- The addition was reported by Mediazona.
Points of divergence
- Marina Kalashnikova previously taught at the Smolny College in St. Petersburg and led the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences at St. Petersburg State University. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences was created by scientists and university teachers who were forced to leave Russia in recent years. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The decision was made on August 17 by the Prosecutor General's Office. — tg_echoonline_news
- FLAS is the first independent higher education institution created by Russian educators in exile that received state accreditation in the host country. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The inclusion in the list is seen as an attempt to intimidate those considering studying at FLAS. — tg_echoonline_news
- The faculty includes former teachers from the Higher School of Economics, the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), the European University, and Smolny University. — tg_radiosvoboda
- FLAS includes former teachers from the European University, HSE, Shaninka, MGU, and RGGU. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Ksenia Luchenko, head of the Media Studies and Journalism program, stated that operational work will continue despite the listing. — tg_echoonline_news
- Ksenia Luchenko compared the listing to the inclusion of institutions like UC Berkeley and Bard College. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (7 sources)
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