{"id":27,"date":"2025-03-20T08:22:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T08:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crs.tau.ac.il\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T13:31:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crs.tau.ac.il\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n
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About<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n
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The Project<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n
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        Russia\u2019s\nrecent history is a rare \u2014 if not unique \u2014 example of a major country reversing\nits strategic course twice within just thirty-five years. While many aspects of\nthis phenomenon have been studied, yielding valuable insights, a comprehensive\nanalysis of this process remains insufficient.
 
        \u200bA common\nshortcoming among researchers, both in Russia and abroad, is political bias and\nideological engagement. In this project, the authors seek to avoid these\npitfalls by conducting research in accordance with the highest academic\nstandards.
 
        \u200bThis\napproach will not only provide answers to the question \u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/b> but, through the identification of causal relationships, will also address \u201cWhy\ndid this happen?\u201d<\/b>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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The Goals<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n
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        \u200bThe project\naims to develop scenarios for Russia\u2019s future development through 2040. By scenarios,<\/b> we do not mean development programs or prescriptive strategies but rather\nprojections of the likely trajectories of transformation across key aspects of\nRussian society, culture, politics, and economy.
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        \u200bIt is\nessential to emphasize that these scenarios will emerge from the authors\u2019\nanalysis rather than from an attempt to devise a specific development program\nfor Russia. In other words, the resulting scenarios will be non-normative: they\nwill not be framed as \u201cdesirable\u201d<\/b> or \u201cundesirable.\u201d<\/b>\n
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        \u200bThe guiding\nprinciples of this analysis are political impartiality<\/b> and ideological\nneutrality.<\/b>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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The Milestones<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n
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Stages of the Project<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Timeline<\/span>\n <\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Stage\n1. Multidisciplinary Study of Recent Russian History.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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March\n2024 \u2013 December 2026<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Substage\n1.1. Development of a Methodological Framework for the Multidisciplinary Study\nof Recent Russian History.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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March\n2024 \u2013 December 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Substage\n1.2. Multidisciplinary Study of Recent Russian History.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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January\n2025 \u2013 December 2026<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Stage\n2. Development of Scenarios for the Russia`s Future (up to 2040).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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January\n2027 \u2013 December 2028<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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The Methodology<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n
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        \nThe\nanalysis is structured around four primary research axes<\/b>:\n <\/p>\n