Andrey Shcherbak
Biographic Data
| ID | 235999 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrey Shcherbak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrey |
| FAMILY NAME | Shcherbak |
| SIGNATURE | SHCHERBAK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Research University Higher School of Economics |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1756-1122 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Green Carrot?
This article analyzes the relationship between environmental protests and allocation of Presidential grants for ecological initiatives in 2017–24 in Russia. While existing studies generally consider environmental conflicts on the part of eco-activism, the focus of the current article is on government strategies. This study merges the concepts of “grassroots cooptation” and regional environmental politics to explain the logic of the government’s a…
Local” or “Global”? Testing the determinants of environmental culture in Russia
The research puzzle addressed by the author of this paper is the discrepancy between theoretical models of environmentalism based on post-materialist values and empirically observed eco-activism in Russia, which is increasingly associated with conservative attitudes. The proposed model includes both value-normative and behavioral aspects, consisting of 6 empirically measured components: the importance of local and global environmental problems, t…
The Rise of Materialist Values during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Russia: Evidence from the Values in Crisis Data
This article aims to identify the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on value change in Russia. I focus on evolution of materialist and postmaterialist values among Russians and suppose that the pandemic could lead to increase in materialist attitudes and decrease in postmaterialist ones. Using four panel waves of the international longitudinal survey “Values in Crisis” and running a series of panel and logistic regressions, together with mediation …
From the Red Belt to the Bible Belt? Religiosity and Voting in Russia since 2011
The article explores the relationship between Orthodox religiosity and voting in Russia in 2011–2018. Using the theoretical framework of desecularization from above, which claims that church structures play a key role in the religious renaissance policy, we argue that the rise of the political influence of the ROC (Russian Orthodox Church) may be explained by its capacity for dissemination of traditional values that ultimately results in votes fo…
Russia’s “conservative turn” after 2012: Evidence from the European Social Survey
Russian politics is often described as having taken a "conservative turn" since the start of Putin's third term. This refers to the rise in the political influence of the Russian Orthodox Church, the ideological shift to traditional values, and the growth of authoritarianism. This study aims to explore ordinary Russians' commitment to this conservatism using data from European Social Survey, 2010–2018. I suggest a four-factor model for measuring …
The Symphony is Over? The Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Russian Orthodox Church–State Relations
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have paused the alliance of the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church. When the government announced lockdown measures and demanded that all churches cease services with the public, not all priests agreed to comply. The church-state crisis manifested in two divisions: between the Church and the state, between pragmatists and fundamentalists. We argue that although these cleavages posed a threat to the Patriarchate…
Nationalities Policy in the USSR: Explaining the ‘Pendulum Swing’ Using Randall Collins’ Geopolitical Theory
This article aims to explain the alternation of phases in Soviet nationalities policy through developments in foreign policy, demonstrating the alternation of ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ waves. Drawing upon Randall Collins’ geopolitical theory within a broader historical macrosociology perspective, I examine the effect of geopolitical tensions on the patterns of nationalities policy. Collins argues that geopolitical stability positively affects multicultur…
Ethnic Discrimination in Multi-ethnic Societies: Evidence from Russia
Field experiments have provided ample evidence of ethnic and racial discrimination in the labour market. Less is known about how discrimination varies in multi-ethnic societies, where the ethnic composition of populations is different across locations. Inter-group contact and institutional arrangements for ethnic minorities can mitigate the sense of group threat and reduce discrimination. To provide empirical evidence of this, we conduct a field …
Got Milk? How Freedoms Evolved From Dairying Climates
The roots and routes of cultural evolution are still a mystery. Here, we aim to lift a corner of that veil by illuminating the deep origins of encultured freedoms, which evolved through centuries-long processes of learning to pursue and transmit values and practices oriented toward autonomous individual choice. Analyzing a multitude of data sources, we unravel for 108 Old World countries a sequence of cultural evolution reaching from (a) ancient …
Trends in Russian Nationalities Policy: A Structural Perspective
This article examines the structural level developments in the Russian nationalities policy, focusing on the (dis)similarities between the Yeltsin’s and Putin’s periods. Although Putin’s administration made certain interventions in the domain of nationalities policy, this approach cannot be compared with the Soviet time policy: recent developments cannot be interpreted as a new pro-assimilating policy. Finally, the authors examine the structural …
Nationalism in the USSR: A historical and comparative perspective
The late 1980s and early 1990s were characterized by the sudden rise of nationalist movements in almost all Soviet ethnic regions. It is argued that the rise of political nationalism since the late 1980s can be explained by the development of cultural nationalism in the previous decades, as an unintended outcome of Communist nationalities policy. All ethnic regions are examined throughout the entire history of the USSR (49 regions, 1917–1991), us…
LiveJournal Libra!’: The political blogosphere and voting preferences in Russia in 2011–2012
This study explores relationship between the Internet and the Russian national election of 2011–2012. In contrast to other studies, we focus on the blogosphere as a political factor. Our conclusions are based on a study of the LiveJournal blogging platform represented by a sample of political posts from the top 2000 bloggers for 13-week-long periods. Sampling from the population of about 180,000 posts was performed automatically with a topic mode…
Russia’s “conservative turn” after 2012: Evidence from the European Social Survey
Russian politics is often described as having taken a "conservative turn" since the start of Putin's third term. This refers to the rise in the political influence of the Russian Orthodox Church, the ideological shift to traditional values, and the growth of authoritarianism. This study aims to explore ordinary Russians' commitment to this conservatism using data from European Social Survey, 2010–2018. I suggest a four-factor model for measuring …
LiveJournal Libra!’: The political blogosphere and voting preferences in Russia in 2011–2012
This study explores relationship between the Internet and the Russian national election of 2011–2012. In contrast to other studies, we focus on the blogosphere as a political factor. Our conclusions are based on a study of the LiveJournal blogging platform represented by a sample of political posts from the top 2000 bloggers for 13-week-long periods. Sampling from the population of about 180,000 posts was performed automatically with a topic mode…
Trends in Russian Nationalities Policy: A Structural Perspective
This article examines the structural level developments in the Russian nationalities policy, focusing on the (dis)similarities between the Yeltsin’s and Putin’s periods. Although Putin’s administration made certain interventions in the domain of nationalities policy, this approach cannot be compared with the Soviet time policy: recent developments cannot be interpreted as a new pro-assimilating policy. Finally, the authors examine the structural …
Nationalism in the USSR: A historical and comparative perspective
The late 1980s and early 1990s were characterized by the sudden rise of nationalist movements in almost all Soviet ethnic regions. It is argued that the rise of political nationalism since the late 1980s can be explained by the development of cultural nationalism in the previous decades, as an unintended outcome of Communist nationalities policy. All ethnic regions are examined throughout the entire history of the USSR (49 regions, 1917–1991), us…
Ethnic Discrimination in Multi-ethnic Societies: Evidence from Russia
Field experiments have provided ample evidence of ethnic and racial discrimination in the labour market. Less is known about how discrimination varies in multi-ethnic societies, where the ethnic composition of populations is different across locations. Inter-group contact and institutional arrangements for ethnic minorities can mitigate the sense of group threat and reduce discrimination. To provide empirical evidence of this, we conduct a field …
Got Milk? How Freedoms Evolved From Dairying Climates
The roots and routes of cultural evolution are still a mystery. Here, we aim to lift a corner of that veil by illuminating the deep origins of encultured freedoms, which evolved through centuries-long processes of learning to pursue and transmit values and practices oriented toward autonomous individual choice. Analyzing a multitude of data sources, we unravel for 108 Old World countries a sequence of cultural evolution reaching from (a) ancient …
The Symphony is Over? The Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Russian Orthodox Church–State Relations
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have paused the alliance of the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church. When the government announced lockdown measures and demanded that all churches cease services with the public, not all priests agreed to comply. The church-state crisis manifested in two divisions: between the Church and the state, between pragmatists and fundamentalists. We argue that although these cleavages posed a threat to the Patriarchate…
LiveJournal Libra!’: The political blogosphere and voting preferences in Russia in 2011–2012
This study explores relationship between the Internet and the Russian national election of 2011–2012. In contrast to other studies, we focus on the blogosphere as a political factor. Our conclusions are based on a study of the LiveJournal blogging platform represented by a sample of political posts from the top 2000 bloggers for 13-week-long periods. Sampling from the population of about 180,000 posts was performed automatically with a topic mode…
Nationalism in the USSR: A historical and comparative perspective
The late 1980s and early 1990s were characterized by the sudden rise of nationalist movements in almost all Soviet ethnic regions. It is argued that the rise of political nationalism since the late 1980s can be explained by the development of cultural nationalism in the previous decades, as an unintended outcome of Communist nationalities policy. All ethnic regions are examined throughout the entire history of the USSR (49 regions, 1917–1991), us…
Trends in Russian Nationalities Policy: A Structural Perspective
This article examines the structural level developments in the Russian nationalities policy, focusing on the (dis)similarities between the Yeltsin’s and Putin’s periods. Although Putin’s administration made certain interventions in the domain of nationalities policy, this approach cannot be compared with the Soviet time policy: recent developments cannot be interpreted as a new pro-assimilating policy. Finally, the authors examine the structural …
Got Milk? How Freedoms Evolved From Dairying Climates
The roots and routes of cultural evolution are still a mystery. Here, we aim to lift a corner of that veil by illuminating the deep origins of encultured freedoms, which evolved through centuries-long processes of learning to pursue and transmit values and practices oriented toward autonomous individual choice. Analyzing a multitude of data sources, we unravel for 108 Old World countries a sequence of cultural evolution reaching from (a) ancient …
Nationalities Policy in the USSR: Explaining the ‘Pendulum Swing’ Using Randall Collins’ Geopolitical Theory
This article aims to explain the alternation of phases in Soviet nationalities policy through developments in foreign policy, demonstrating the alternation of ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ waves. Drawing upon Randall Collins’ geopolitical theory within a broader historical macrosociology perspective, I examine the effect of geopolitical tensions on the patterns of nationalities policy. Collins argues that geopolitical stability positively affects multicultur…
Ethnic Discrimination in Multi-ethnic Societies: Evidence from Russia
Field experiments have provided ample evidence of ethnic and racial discrimination in the labour market. Less is known about how discrimination varies in multi-ethnic societies, where the ethnic composition of populations is different across locations. Inter-group contact and institutional arrangements for ethnic minorities can mitigate the sense of group threat and reduce discrimination. To provide empirical evidence of this, we conduct a field …
The Symphony is Over? The Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Russian Orthodox Church–State Relations
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have paused the alliance of the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church. When the government announced lockdown measures and demanded that all churches cease services with the public, not all priests agreed to comply. The church-state crisis manifested in two divisions: between the Church and the state, between pragmatists and fundamentalists. We argue that although these cleavages posed a threat to the Patriarchate…
From the Red Belt to the Bible Belt? Religiosity and Voting in Russia since 2011
The article explores the relationship between Orthodox religiosity and voting in Russia in 2011–2018. Using the theoretical framework of desecularization from above, which claims that church structures play a key role in the religious renaissance policy, we argue that the rise of the political influence of the ROC (Russian Orthodox Church) may be explained by its capacity for dissemination of traditional values that ultimately results in votes fo…
Russia’s “conservative turn” after 2012: Evidence from the European Social Survey
Russian politics is often described as having taken a "conservative turn" since the start of Putin's third term. This refers to the rise in the political influence of the Russian Orthodox Church, the ideological shift to traditional values, and the growth of authoritarianism. This study aims to explore ordinary Russians' commitment to this conservatism using data from European Social Survey, 2010–2018. I suggest a four-factor model for measuring …
Local” or “Global”? Testing the determinants of environmental culture in Russia
The research puzzle addressed by the author of this paper is the discrepancy between theoretical models of environmentalism based on post-materialist values and empirically observed eco-activism in Russia, which is increasingly associated with conservative attitudes. The proposed model includes both value-normative and behavioral aspects, consisting of 6 empirically measured components: the importance of local and global environmental problems, t…
The Rise of Materialist Values during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Russia: Evidence from the Values in Crisis Data
This article aims to identify the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on value change in Russia. I focus on evolution of materialist and postmaterialist values among Russians and suppose that the pandemic could lead to increase in materialist attitudes and decrease in postmaterialist ones. Using four panel waves of the international longitudinal survey “Values in Crisis” and running a series of panel and logistic regressions, together with mediation …
Green Carrot?
This article analyzes the relationship between environmental protests and allocation of Presidential grants for ecological initiatives in 2017–24 in Russia. While existing studies generally consider environmental conflicts on the part of eco-activism, the focus of the current article is on government strategies. This study merges the concepts of “grassroots cooptation” and regional environmental politics to explain the logic of the government’s a…
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