What is your research about?

My research aims to analyse the constitutional and legal mechanisms related to emergencies in Russia, which have hardly been considered. The Soviet institutional legacy rests on a rigidly centralized state administration apparatus. Interestingly, from a legal perspective, the deliberative body often wielded more influence than the highest legislative body. This unique situation, diverging from Western democratic norms, emerged amidst constant crises giving rise to legal emergencies.

Constitutional law scholars have yet to pinpoint the precise factors shaping Russia’s constitutional and legal culture across different eras. Here, I would like to emphasize two case studies: Russia vs Tatarstan and Russia vs Chechnya. Moving beyond these limits while drawing on legal history and theory my research will contribute to emergency theory and constitutional studies.

What is your background?

I have a master’s degree in law from the University Grenoble Alpes (France), a master’s degree in human rights from the University of Padua (Italy), a master’s degree in finance and banking from the University of Warsaw (Poland), and bachelor's degree in international economics from the Eurasian National University (Kazakhstan). During the 2020-2021 academic year, I participated in the certificate programme in human rights at the Catholic University of Lyon (France). I am the recipient of several awards, including the University of Padua's ‘top 3% best students’ prize for excellent academic performance.

My areas of interest are human rights, humanitarian law, security and defence. I also research the Eurasian region (Central Asia, the Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Russia).