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Book SynopsisA comprehensive, up-to-date look at modern Russian higher education. By the mid-eighteenth century, when the first university appeared in Russia, many European nations could boast of long and glorious university traditions. But Russia, with its poorly developed system of elementary and secondary education, lagged behind other European countries and seemed destined for a long spell of second-tier performance. Yet by the mid-twentieth century, the fully reformed system of Soviet higher education was perceived as an unexpected success, one that transformed the country into a major scientific power throughout the Cold War. Today, the international community is keeping close tabs on the fast development of world-class higher education in Russia, specifically its large-scale changes and reforms. Higher Education in Russia is the first comprehensive, up-to-date overview and analysis of modern Russian higher education. Aimed at a large international audience, it describes the current reali
Table of ContentsForeword, by Philip G. Altbach
Preface
Acknowledgments
Data Sources
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Historical Background
Chapter 2. The Soviet Era and the First Post-Soviet Decade
Chapter 3. The Contemporary Landscape
Chapter 4. Governance and Resources
Chapter 5. Through School to University
Chapter 6. The Academic Profession
Chapter 7. Research at Russian Universities: The Story of Separation and Reunion
Chapter 8. Organizational Logic: From Processes to Projects
Chapter 9. Internationalization
Notes
References
Index
