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Fabian Burkhardt

@faburkhardt.bsky.social
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Senior Researcher, Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies | Russia & executive power, elites, digital authoritarianism | "post-Soviet" space | Co-Editor at Russian Analytical Digest, Russland-Analysen, Ukraine-Analysen

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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Our forthcoming study with Cedar confirms this: The FSB has emerged as the driving force behind the nationwide "anti-corruption" campaign targeting senior Russian officials. The FSB is initiating more cases, which are being handled more swiftly at the pre-trial stage.
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I provided some comments for this piece on the confiscation of Russian state officials' property. Together with Cedar, we will soon publish a detailed report on the motivations and scope of anti-corruption campaigns against bureaucrats in wartime Russia. novayagazeta.eu/articles/202...
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«Кого-то обязательно съедят». Российские силовики с 2022 года отобрали у чиновников и депутатов активы на 1,8 трлн рублей: исследование «Новой-Европа» — Новая газета Европа
На пятый год полномасштабного вторжения России в Украину российские правоохранители стали намного чаще изымать деньги и собственность у чиновников, депутатов, силовиков, судей, их родственников и дове...
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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 22/04/2026
We are delighted—and a little proud, too—to introduce you to our new Department of Politics and its team. Today, we are kicking off our annual conference, which also marks the launch of our new Department of Politics. 🔭 Explore the slides in this thread to meet the team. 1/3
Slider with IOS logo and photo of a pair of binoculars and text: Introducing our new Department of Politics. Take a look at the teamSlider with text: About the Department. Established at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in 2025, we are committed to: • Conducting theoretically and methodologically driven research on politics in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. • Taking regional specifics seriously and approaching political inquiry with a strong foundation in area studies. • Advancing interdisciplinary research with an emphasis on peace and conflict studies, international relations and international law, and comparative political science. • Pursuing extensive knowledge transfer activities, including policy advice.Slider with a photo of a person and text: Head of the Department. Prof. Dr. Cindy Wittke-Hohlfeld. Cindy is Professor for Normativity in International Politics at the University of Regensburg and Head of the Department of Politics at the IOS. She studies war and territorial conflicts, peace negotiations, and the politics of international law, focusing on Eastern Europe and Eurasia.Slider with a photo of a person and text: Research Associate. Dr. Fabian Burkhardt. Fabian is a senior researcher and editor of the Country Analytical Digest series. A political scientist, he is interested in comparative authoritarianism and studies the domestic governance and transnational influence of autocracies. His regional focus is Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Thanks, all good. I just wanted to clarify to avoid any misunderstandings.
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Thanks, Charles! Since I only analyzed Remeslo's channel, I can only make limited generalizations based on the data I examined. However, it seems that the observations of others confirm that something is brewing in the Z blogger community.
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Anton Barbashin @abarbashin.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Recently, one of popular pro-Putin bloggers who for years pushed pure Kremlin narratives turned against Putin using no kind words. Did he go nuts or did his sponsor change? @faburkhardt.bsky.social gives an in depth analysis for the last 4 years of Remeslo’s TG posts ridl.io/from-z-blogg...
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From Z-Blogger to Putin Critic? – Riddle Russia
Fabian Burkhardt on what Ilya Remeslo’s Telegram channel can tell us about fractures within Russia’s elite
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Ausführlicher @dekoder.org-Artikel über Nepotismus in Russland, der auch unsere Studie über die russische Nomenklatura zitiert. Diese zweite Riege ist wichtig für staatliche Herrschaft, funktioniert aber nach anderen Rekrutierungslogiken als die Top-Elite. www.dekoder.org/de/gnose/nep...
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Nepotismus: Russlands mächtige Familien-Netzwerke - дekoder | DEKODER
Wie einflussreich sind Putins Familienmitglieder und die Kinder seiner Vertrauten? Welche Rolle spielen sowjetische Vorfahren für Aufstiegschancen in Russland heute? Eine investigative Recherche von P...
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Eduard Klein @edklein.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
In den Ukraine-Analysen 329 hat mein Kollege @faburkhardt.bsky.social eine aktualisierte umfassende Dokumentation zum Stand der #Friedensverhandlungen zusammengetragen: Von einer Chronologie bis zu verschiedenen Friedensplänen. Wer den Überblick verloren hat und Orientierung sucht - hier entlang 👇
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Thank you for the endorsement! This was truly a team effort, and I'm glad our assessments align. 👇
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Very insightful thread by Mikhail. This is already the fourth former deputy of Shoigu to be arrested. Beyond Shoigu, this also sheds light on the broader increase in elite repression since 2024, which we tracked for a recent report. cedarus.io/research/how...
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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 23/02/2026
4 years into the full-scale invasion, Russia has experienced its largest redistribution of property since the 1990s. A new report by IOS researcher Fabian Burkhardt, featured in The Bell & Meduza, tracks nationalizations affecting 12% of Russia's Forbes billionaires. 🔗 cedarus.io/research/ass...
The figure illustrates top-down and bottom-up mechanisms of Russia’s wartime redistribution  of property.
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Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
“When Russia says they’re ‘deporting’ someone, they’re not deporting them back to Ukraine.” My story on how Putin’s latest attempt to force Russian passports on Ukrainians paves the way for more war crimes in the occupied territories. meduza.io/en/feature/2... @meduza.io
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‘A false semblance of choice’ Putin’s latest passportization deadline dials up the pressure on civilians in Ukraine’s occupied territories — Meduza
Ukrainians living under occupation have long faced pressure to assume Russian citizenship. But in March, Vladimir Putin turned things up a notch. In a decree aimed at boosting the Kremlin’s campaign t...
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
since Putin's 2000 presidential campaign). Reporting on these yet to be confirmed developments in the redistribution of responsibilities from Kozak to Kirienko: www.vedomosti.ru/politics/art...
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Во внутриполитическом блоке Кремля обсуждают возможные изменения
Они связаны с его новыми задачами на «внешнем контуре»
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
he formally retained his position in the presidential administration. But as a decades-long Putin confidant, Kozak's fate will send an important signal to the elite about how Putin deals with (former) close associates (Kozak has been a key team member
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Kirienko would then have more power than any previous spin doctor in the presidential administration responsible for domestic policy (such as Surkov and Volodin). It's clear that Kozak fell out of favor after the Russian Security Council debacle of February 21, 2022, even though
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Kirienko's empire in the presidential administration to grow: As usual, formal structural changes will follow earlier informal power shifts. Kirienko has already dealt with post-Soviet space (especially the occupied territories) and foreign policy, including hybrid interference.
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Link zur ganzen Ausgabe: laender-analysen.de/ukraine-anal... Link zur ausführlichen Dokumentation laender-analysen.de/ukraine-anal... und direkt zu den Vertragsentwürfen: laender-analysen.de/ukraine-anal...
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Ukraine-Analysen Nr. 306 | Länder-Analysen
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Aus aktuellem Anlass: Die Ausgabe der Ukraine-Analysen @laenderanalysen.bsky.social vom November 2024 über Friedensverhandlungen, in der auch das Scheitern der Verhandlungen in Istanbul im Frühjahr 2022 erläutert wird. Insbesondere empfehlenswert sind die Vertragsentwürfe im vollen Wortlaut.
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Thanks for your contribution, keep up the great work!
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Quite interesting for the Beseda watchers: "Russia will be represented by Grigory Karasin, a former diplomat who is now chair of the Russian upper house of parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, and by Sergei Beseda, an adviser to the director of the FSB." www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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US delegation aims for Black Sea ceasefire in Ukraine, Russia talks
The White House says the aim of the talks is to reach a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, allowing the free flow of shipping.
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Eduard Klein @edklein.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Die #Ukraine Analysen am 3. Jahrestag widmen sich natürlich dem #Krieg: Die randvolle Ausgabe resümiert die militärische Lage in 2024, analysiert Russlands Luftkrieg, und wie dieser die Stimmung der Menschen beeinflusst. Dazu Kommentare zu #Friedensgesprächen. laender-analysen.de/ukraine-anal...
Übersicht der Ukraine-Analysen 311 zum Thema drei Jahre russischer Angriffskrieg und Friedensverhandlungen.
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Excellent piece by @pociumban.bsky.social and Andras Racz @dgap.org. Already during the Minsk process, Russia used elections to manipulate conflict resolution. The same sequencing mistakes shouldn't be repeated this time.
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Maryia Rohava @marrohava.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Voting technologies aren’t neutral, esp in the contexts of high political polarisation and electoral manipulation. In the new article, @faburkhardt.bsky.social & Jan Matti Dollbaum analyse surveys from Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine on internet voting & public perceptions @democratization.bsky.social
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Digital ballots, partisan bias: digital authoritarianism and support for internet voting in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine
The answer to the question of why authoritarian regimes adopt internet voting seems simple: Internet voting is yet another upgrade to the authoritarian menu of electoral manipulation by making inde...
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
📢*Four* academic jobs 📢 in political science and related disciplines with a focus on Eastern Europe in our growing Department of Politics at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies. Two postdoc and two doctoral positions, deadline 28 March 2025.
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Analyse zur Legitimität und Popularität des ukrainischen Präsidenten Wolodymyr Selenskyj von @edklein.bsky.social u. @laenderanalysen.bsky.social, die alle wichtigen Argumente knapp auf den Punkt bringt. Russische Desinformation kommt eben nicht nur aus Russland. laender-analysen.de/ukraine-anal...
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Wirklich ein „Diktator ohne Wahlen“? Zur Legitimität und Popularität des ukrainischen Präsidenten Wolodymyr Selenskyj | Länder-Analysen
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
📢*Four* academic jobs 📢 in political science and related disciplines with a focus on Eastern Europe in our growing Department of Politics at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies. Two postdoc and two doctoral positions, deadline 28 March 2025.
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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 28/02/2024
The latest issue of the Russian Analytical Digest looks at the impact of indoctrination in schools & universities. The five articles are complemented by data on attitudes toward patriotism and indoctrination efforts. Edited by @faburkhardt.bsky.social (@leibniz-ios.de). ➡️ css.ethz.ch/en/publicati...
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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 29/01/2024
Die neuen Russland-Analysen dokumentieren die schwerwiegenden Folgen des Krieges für das russische Bildungswesen: Der Staat strebt an, die jungen Generationen an Schulen und Universitäten zu indoktrinieren. Redaktion: @leibniz-ios.de. ▶️ laender-analysen.de/russland-ana...
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 28/12/2023
Thanks for the contribution, really enjoyed working with you on this issue!
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Länder-Analysen @laenderanalysen.bsky.social · 04/12/2023
Ab sofort posten hier die Länder-Analysen alle aktuellen Ausgaben sowie Online-Publikationen der herausgebenden Institutionen. Der Inhalt ist ab heute identisch mit dem Twitter-Konto der Länder-Analysen.
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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 30/11/2023
20 Jahre Russland-Analysen: Die Jubiläumsausgabe 442 wirft die Frage auf: Hat das Putin-Regime eine Ideologie? Mit Beiträgen über Paranoia, Konservatismus, Chauvinismus, Verschwörungstheorien, Repressionen und Totalitarismus. Redaktion: Leibniz-IOS. ▶️ www.laender-analysen.de/russland-ana...
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
Neue Ausgabe der Russland-Analysen mit Überblick zu Wahlen, Parteipolitik, Wirtschaft und Propaganda in den Regionen. Über Russlands Zerfall wird viel spekuliert, die Realität sieht etwas komplexer aus. Fokus Nordkaukasus fest eingeplant fürs kommende Jahr! www.laender-analysen.de/russland-ana...
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Russland-Analysen Nr. 441 | Länder-Analysen
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
Weil hier und drüben gerade sehr viele Zitate von Schlögel und Gudkow nach der DGO-Veranstaltung herumschwirren: Leseempfehlung für dieses Interview mit @mwehowski.bsky.social zum Regimetyp in Russland; überzeugend argumentiert, warum bei "Ideologie" und "Totalitarismus" Vorsicht angebracht ist. 👇
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Katie Marie Davies @katiemariedavies.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
For years, Russia's tech companies were the country's great liberal hope: innovative, pro-democratic, and global-facing. So how did they become the Kremlin's most effective enforcers? My piece for @kyivindependent.com, with thanks to @faburkhardt.bsky.social, Olga Solovyeva + Marie Lamensch
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How Russia’s liberal tech companies became the foundation of Putin’s war effort
Fridays at Russian tech giant Yandex — the company once christened as "Russia's Google" — are marked by a large-scale all-hands meeting where employees can bring questions and problems to the comp...
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Nicole Grajewski @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social · 09/10/2023
Now that more Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia watchers are on here - I created a list of people and news outlets covering the broader region bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
Leseempfehlung für die neuen Ukraine-Analysen (zusammengestellt von @edklein.bsky.social) zur Berichterstattung in dt. Leitmedien und Talkshows über Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine. Wichtige Datengrundlage für die Bewertung von Framing und Einladungspraxis. www.laender-analysen.de/ukraine-anal...
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Fabian Burkhardt @faburkhardt.bsky.social · 24/09/2023
Hi, could you please add me to the dictatorsky feed?
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