Think Tank “Research of Fakes and Propaganda in Russian Science” at Sumy State University was established to identify, eliminate, and prevent the future use of academia by Russia as a tool for spreading propaganda, disinformation, and justifying aggression against Ukraine. Think Tank also focuses on related processes, such as the collaboration of international institutions with academic organizations that support and justify Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Think Tank initiated a meeting with professor Nikolaus Amrhein from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) Institute of Microbiology

22 November 2024
Our researchers, Plastun Oleksiy, and Makarenko Inna, held a meeting with Professor Nikolaus Amrhein from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) Institute of Microbiology to discuss potential solutions to the issues regarding sanctions against Russian science.

Think Tank researchers have published a new study on Russian fakes, this time in the economy

07 November 2024
Think Tank researchers published the paper "Illusion of stability: An empirical analysis of inflation data manipulation by Russia after 2022", which debunks one of the myths about the economy of the aggressor country, which seems to be holding on to the sanctions. Everything is simple: there is no such thing as an economic miracle, but there is a lie of Russian statistics.

Think Tank’s report was listed on SSRN's Top Ten

07 November 2024
The analytical report "SCIENCE VS PROPAGANDA: THE CASE OF RUSSIA", prepared by researchers of the Think Tank (professors Plastun Oleksii and Makarenko Inna), entered the rating of the most popular SSRN database.

Presentation of research results for New Europe College – Institute for Advanced Study in Bucharest (Romania)

23 October 2024
Professor Plastun Oleksii, presented the research results of the Think Tank for NEC scholars.

Presentation of research results in VUIAS

06 October 2024
Professor Plastun Oleksii, presented the research results of the Think Tank for VUIAS scholars.

A representative of the Think Tank participated in a working group meeting on addressing the ISSN issue concerning stolen Ukrainian journals by the aggressor country

25 October 2024
On Friday, October 25, 2024, a meeting was held with members of Ukraine's academic community, the head of Central European University Press, as well as representatives from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MES) and the Ukrainian Book Chamber within the framework of a working group on resolving the ISSN problem in the context of journals from the aggressor country.