Will Pyle

Our attempt to connect Russians’ weak support for liberal political values to the economic pain caused by market reforms a generation earlier.

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Society with no memory Editor-in-chief of Proekt Media in conclusion of genealogical study of Russian authorities 'Fathers and Grandfathers'

Great piece for Russia watchers, from Roman Badanin

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OK, but certainly Hesburger burgers would be okay.

It’s at the top of the pile on my nightstand. On ch 5 and should finish later this week! Very much enjoying!

Very interesting. Any chance you can post the link, Jeremy?

Such a terrific documentary! The best I saw at our local film festival last week!

... that the wartime uptick in life satisfaction is concentrated among the groups most receptive to Russia’s imperial project in Ukraine: ethnic Russians, older citizens, and residents of regions whose pre-invasion economies were positioned to benefit from an expanding war machine. 3/3

Is it the government's “bread and circuses” spending the article highlights, or Russia's surprising economic resilience? Likely the latter, and perhaps a bit of the former. Yet there’s more. My ongoing research with BOFIT economist Sinikka Parviainen shows ... 2/3

Croquet, Anyone? Making Moscow a Vast Fun Zone to Divert Minds From War.

Croquet, Anyone? Making Moscow a Vast Fun Zone to Divert Minds From War. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/w...

Levada’s recent life satisfaction numbers -- the highest in the past 30 years -- almost certainly capture something real about the Russian public’s wartime mood. What's going on? 1/3

Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) ⭐ 8.0 | Documentary 1h 30m

An incredibly courageous, occasionally humorous, and deeply moving documentary about wartime Russian society.

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When the party line changes: state media, immigration, and public opinion in Russia We document and assess the effect of a short-lived campaign on Russian state television to re-orient coverage of immigrants. Building on prior research – including a historical narrative and eviden...

Full article: When the party line changes: state media, immigration, and public opinion in Russia www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Middlebury alum, John Overstreet, turns his senior thesis into a neat publication with help from colleague, Kristina Sargent, and another Middlebury alum, Olive Jin.

Can Russia’s Economy Withstand Trump’s Pressure?

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/w... Can Russia’s Economy Withstand Trump’s Threats to Impose Sanctions? - The New York Times

In my two summers as a grad student in Moscow in the 1990s, picking up the day’s copy of the MT was a particular highlight. Many years later, when one of his sons attended Middlebury, I had the good fortune of meeting Derk and sharing with him how much the MT had meant to me.

War economy boosts life satisfaction for ethnic Russians and residents of military-industrial regions

Read Sinikka Parviainen's new @suomenpankki.fi blog post 🔗 www.bofbulletin.fi/en/blogs/202...

#Russia #households #sanctions #war #bofbulletin

Vladimir Putin’s war economy is cooling, but Russians still feel richer Salary growth for new hires is slowing, according to an FT analysis, yet not enough to shift views on the war

Eg @bofit.suomenpankki.fi Policy Brief 8/2025 mentioned @willhpyle.bsky.social interviewed

on.ft.com/4mEFqny Vladimir Putin’s war economy is cooling, but Russians still feel richer

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The pragmatic reasons for Middlebury to do the ‘right thing' - The Middlebury Campus It is no secret that Middlebury underpays its faculty and staff relative to comparable institutions. But have you heard that the benefits are really good? For faculty and staff who joined the college ...

Middlebury's recent round of austerity measures are a blow to our community and come at the exact wrong moment, when we should be preparing to rally together to defend higher education in the US.
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Suomen Pankki: Household well-being under sanctions : Insights from the Russian longitudinal monitoring survey

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With surveys through Dec. 2023, we compare Russians’ pre- and post-invasion well-being, spending, and savings. Happiness is up for ethnic Russians and residents of regional capitals. Household finances are more stable across the board. Durable spending is down.

Got it. I'll buy it as a spring birthday present then rather than as an Xmas present. Congratulations, btw. It looks like a great book!

States of Play: How Sportswashing Took Over Football Amazon.com: States of Play: How Sportswashing Took Over Football (Audible Audio Edition): Miguel Delaney, Miguel Delaney, Patrick Moy, Seven Dials: Audible Books & Originals

Where? On Amazon, it's only kindle and ebook.

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Is this book coming out in hard copy?

I just joined too. We seemed to be at a tipping point on X.