International Students in Soviet and Russian Universities: A Critical Analysis of Changing Rationales 1950s-2025
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| Title: | International Students in Soviet and Russian Universities: A Critical Analysis of Changing Rationales 1950s-2025 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Maria Yudkevich (ORCID |
| Source: | Comparative Education. 2026 62(1):85-102. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, College Students, Universities, Educational History, Educational Policy, Public Policy, Politics of Education, Political Influences, Educational Change, Student Recruitment, Historical Interpretation |
| Geographic Terms: | USSR, Russia |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03050068.2025.2515682 |
| ISSN: | 0305-0068 1360-0486 |
| Abstract: | This article analyses the balance between political, administrative and market logics in recruiting international students at Russian universities across different historical periods, from the mid-1950s to the present day. This periodisation is based on critical shifts in state regulations in higher education embedded in changing political and economic contexts. The paper demonstrates how political and administrative logics dominate under strong state control and limited university autonomy across most of the four periods analysed. In addition, it reveals the recent impact of neoliberal trends, combined with constraints on market mechanisms and the limited agency of universities, on international student policies and their outcomes. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1500879 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article analyses the balance between political, administrative and market logics in recruiting international students at Russian universities across different historical periods, from the mid-1950s to the present day. This periodisation is based on critical shifts in state regulations in higher education embedded in changing political and economic contexts. The paper demonstrates how political and administrative logics dominate under strong state control and limited university autonomy across most of the four periods analysed. In addition, it reveals the recent impact of neoliberal trends, combined with constraints on market mechanisms and the limited agency of universities, on international student policies and their outcomes. |
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| ISSN: | 0305-0068 1360-0486 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03050068.2025.2515682 |
