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Tomila Lankina

London
As seen in: The Washington Post, Taylor & Francis Online, LSE Connect, PONARS Eurasia Podcast
Professor of International Relations @LSEIRDept. I work on Russian and comparative politics; special interest: historical legacies, social structure.
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Misconceptions about Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia and Their Impact on Policy

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By Tomila Lankina
| PONARS Eurasia Podcast
Image credit/license Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 led to an active discussion in the scholarly and policy communities about approaches to studying the states in Eastern Europe.
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Russia: does It believe in anything? | LSE Festival

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By Vladislav Zubok, Tomila Lankina, Adam Curtis, Grigor Atanesian Verified
| LSE Connect Verified
How might understanding this recent traumatic history help us understand the present, and future, of Russia and its political system? How might understanding this recent traumatic history help us understand the present, and future, of Russia and its political system?
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Airbrushed out of history: the Soviet middle class and lessons for inequality

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By Tomila Lankina
| LSE Connect Verified
How did the Imperial Russian bourgeoisie endure such a seismic revolution? And what can this stubborn reproduction of social structures tell us about addressing inequality today? In her new book, Professor Tomila Lankina challenges materialist notions of inequality, instead highlighting the significance of social, cultural, and educational capital in the perpetuation of social hierarchies – even under the most brutal communist dictatorship bent on obliterating the social remnants of the past.
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