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Svetlana Stephenson

professor of Sociology at London Metropolitan University

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The death of Prigozhin: another act in Putin’s theatre of power

The death of Prigozhin: another act in Putin’s theatre of power

Sociologist Svetlana Stephenson explains the manner of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s extravagant execution

Svetlana StephensonAugust 25, 2023

The drama of eternal recurrence

How does the state’s appropriation of Victory Day help the Kremlin to justify the war in Ukraine? Sociologist Svetlana Stephenson explains

Svetlana StephensonMay 9, 2023

Decivilising Russia

Sociologist Svetlana Stephenson explains how the criminal culture of security forces and racketeers among the elites has pushed Russian society towards militaristic madness

Svetlana StephensonMarch 16, 2023

Stalintine’s Day: a substitute for love

Sociologist Svetlana Stephenson explains why the Kremlin is extending its anti-Western agenda into Russians’ everyday lives

Svetlana StephensonFebruary 19, 2023

Prigozhin’s new pipeline

What is behind Yevgeny Prigozhin’s campaign to turn members of his convict army into new national heroes? Sociologist Svetlana Stephenson explains

Svetlana StephensonFebruary 4, 2023

Far from being idiots

Far from being idiots

What it means to be ‘Putin’s person’ in today’s Russia and why such people support the Kremlin but wish the war was over, explained by sociologist Svetlana Stephenson

Svetlana StephensonJanuary 24, 2023

The new doctrine of the Russian government: people must be ready to die for it, otherwise their lives have no meaning

Svetlana StephensonDecember 7, 2022

Autocracy as a curse

How an inconspicuous St. Petersburg official turned into Shakespeare's Richard III in 20 years

Svetlana StephensonSeptember 26, 2022

We invite you to die

Kremlin necropolitics as the foundation of war

Svetlana StephensonJune 24, 2022