Emil Pain

Emil Pain is a professor at the National Research University–Higher School of Economics, Moscow, and the General Director of the Center for Ethno-Political Studies.

From protests to pogroms

As the level of inter-ethnic violence reaches disturbing proportions, Emil Pain asks if Russia’s protest moment has turned nasty.

By Emil Pain

/ 27 Aug 2013

Does Russia's online community have anything resembling a common philosophy? New analysis of social media suggests the only idea shared right across the political spectrum is xenophobia. Emil Pain presents the research.

By Emil Pain

/ 11 Jun 2013

Emil Pain

From protests to pogroms

Russia's internet party