Vladimir Gel’man

Vladimir Gel’man is Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, where he also serves as Director of the International MA Programme in Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies (MAREEES). His research focuses on the domestic politics and governance of Russia and Eurasia from theoretical and comparative perspectives.

Gel’man is the author of numerous scholarly books, including Authoritarian Russia: Analyzing Post-Soviet Regime Changes (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2015), The Politics of Bad Governance in Contemporary Russia (University of Michigan Press, 2022), and Russia’s Gamble: Domestic Origins of Russia’s Attack on Ukraine (Polity, 2025).