Ekaterina Schulmann

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Mikhailovna and the family name is Schulmann.
Ekaterina Schulmann
Екатерина Шульман
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Schulmann in January 2022
Born
Ekaterina Mikhailovna Zaslavskaya

(1978-08-19) August 19, 1978 (age 45)
Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
EducationGeorge Brown College
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Alma materRussian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
OccupationPolitical scientist, opinion journalist, blogger, radio host
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Subscribers1 million[1]
(20 August 2022)
Total views117.45 million[1]
(20 August 2022)
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Last updated: 20 Aug 2022
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Ekaterina Mikhailovna Schulmann[a] (Russian: Екатерина Михайловна Шульман, Yekaterina Mikhaylovna Shulman; née Zaslavskaya (Заславская); born 19 August 1978) is a Russian political scientist specializing in legislative processes. Schulmann is an associate professor of the RANEPA, an associate professor of the Moscow School for the Social and Economic Sciences, and an associate fellow of Chatham House.

She works as a lecturer and columnist, gives expert commentary to the media, and hosts her own political radio talk show. As of August 2022, her YouTube channel has one million subscribers.

Biography

Education and career

Schulmann was born in Tula to Michael and Olga Zaslavsky. Her maternal grandparents both were professors at the Tula State Pedagogical University [ru]. Michael Zaslavsky had a Ph.D. in Engineering and worked as vice-rector at the Tula Institute of Economics and Informatics.[2][3] Professor Olga Zaslavsky is Head of the Department of Theoretical and Practical Pedagogics at the TSPU.[4]

In 1995, Ekaterina graduated with honors from public school №73 and went to Canada, where in 1996 she graduated from George Brown College in Toronto.[3] In 1999 she moved to Moscow, where In March–September 1999 she was a senior editor at Russian News and Information Agency Novosti.[5][6] Later in 1999, she started working at the State Duma, staying there in various posts (deputy’s assistant, political faction analyst and expert in the analytical department) until 2011.[7][5]

In 2001-2005, she studied political science at the RANEPA (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration).[8]

In 2006-11, Schulmann was Director of legislative research at The PBN Company, a consulting firm.[5]

In 2013, she obtained a Candidate of Sciences degree in political science at RANEPA[9] and was hired by the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. Her research interests include the legislative process in modern Russia, parliamentarism and decision-making mechanisms in hybrid political regimes.[10] From 2013 until its closure Schulmann was a lecturer in the Moscow School of Civic Education.[5]

In 2013, she became an associate professor at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.[11]

In 2018, she was elected a member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights.[5][12][13][11] On 21 October 2019, she was dismissed from the Council.[14]

In 2019, she was promoted to Director of RANEPA's Center for Legislative Studies and started working as associate professor at MSSES.[5]

Media projects

Since 2013, Schulmann has written as a columnist or a commentator for Vedomosti, The New Times, Colta.ru, Grani.ru [ru].[15][16]

In 2016, she launched her Youtube channel, dedicated to lawmaking and politics.[17] Soon she accumulated a wide audience of all ages, including teenagers. Memes and citations with Schulmann became viral in RuNet, TikTok, etc.[18]

In 2017, she started her own show ‘Status’ on Echo of Moscow radio station. The show broadcasts every Tuesday at 9 PM, covering actual legal and political topics in Russia and includes educational material.[5][3]

Political views and activities

As a member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, Schulmann contributed to the protection of the people accused under the Moscow Case (2019) [ru] after 2019 Moscow protests. She publicly opposed their charges under civil disorder article No. 212 of the Russian Criminal Code, visited the arrested in detention centers and helped with legal defense in court.[19]

When MSSES rector Sergey Zuev was arrested in October 2021, Schulmann publicly spoke out in his defense, signed a collective letter in his support[20][21][22] and waited in front of the courthouse during sessions to show her support along with other Zuev's friends and colleagues.[23]

On January 31, 2021, Schulmann's husband was detained during a protest rally in support of Alexey Navalny in Moscow.[24]

After Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Schulmann wrote about her opposition to the war.[25]

On 12 April 2022, Schulmann announced that she was offered a fellowship by the Robert Bosch Stiftung and left Russia for Germany to work as an associate professor, stating that she was not moving indefinitely.[21][26]

On 15 April 2022, the Russian justice ministry included her in the "foreign agents" list.[26][27] As explained by Ekaterina, it means she cannot return to Russia because for a designated foreign agent, any public appearances and teaching are practically impossible.[28]

Family

She is married to Mikhail Schulmann, an expert on Vladimir Nabokov and a literary critic, whom she met on the Internet via LiveJournal.ru. The Schulmanns have three children (two daughters and a son) together.[29]

Recognition

According to Levada Center 2020 research, Schulmann was one of the most inspiring Russians to respondents between 40 and 55 years.[30] Glamour magazine named her Woman of the Year in 2020.[31] On April 13, 2021, she was awarded with a medal ‘For Developing State of Law’ by the Federal Chamber of Lawyers’.[32]

Russian journalist Vladimir Guriev once jokingly said that he hoped Schulmann would be Russia's next president.[33] Though Ekaterina herself refuses to have any ambition in that sphere, the slogan ‘Schulmann to presidency’ became popular on the Russian-speaking Internet.[34][35]

In 2021, Oxxxymiron mentioned her in his rap song ("No milf is sexier than Ekaterina Schulmann"), which was widely discussed online. Schulmann herself declined to comment it.[36][37]

Publications

Books

  • Законотворчество как политический процесс (Legislation as a political process, 2014)[16]
  • Практическая политология: пособие по контакту с реальностью (Practical political science: A textbook on a contact with reality, 2015)[10]

Research articles

In English
  • Schulmann, Ekaterina (2015-07-04). "Duma-2014 Report". Russian Politics & Law. 53 (4): 57–65. doi:10.1080/10611940.2016.1142334. ISSN 1061-1940. S2CID 148433319.
  • Schulmann, Ekaterina (2018). "The Russian political system in transition: Scenarios for power transfer". NUPI Working Paper. Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (883): 20. hdl:11250/2578621.
  • Noble, Ben; Schulmann, Ekaterina (2018). "Not Just a Rubber Stamp: Parliament and Lawmaking". The New Autocracy: Information, Politics, and Policy in Putin's Russia. Brookings Institution Press. p. 49. ISBN 9780815732433. JSTOR 10.7864/j.ctt1zkjzsh.6.

Notes

  1. ^ Also transliterated as Shulman.

References

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  17. ^ "Шихман, Собчак и "Подруги": 10 популярных женских каналов в русскоязычном YouTube" [Shikhman, Sobchak and ‘Friends’: 10 Most Popular Female-Lead Channels in Russian Youtube]. Forbes (in Russian). 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  18. ^ "Екатерина Шульман: "Знаете за что легко полюбить зумеров? У них нет конфликта с родителями"" [Ekaterina Schulmann: ‘You know, why is it easy to love Zoomers? They have no conflict with parents’] (in Russian). Bazaar. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  19. ^ Barisheva, Elena (2019-10-22). "Почему Путин обновил СПЧ: реакция на "московское дело" или ротация?" [Why Putin Changes Human Rights Council? Is It Rotation or Aftermath of the Moscow Case?] (in Russian). Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  20. ^ "В МВД заинтересовались преподавателями "Шанинки". Среди них – Екатерина Шульман и Константин Гаазе" [Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Shows Interest in MSSES Professors, Including Constantin Gaaze and Ekaterina Schulmann] (in Russian). RTVI. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  21. ^ a b Batyrov, Timur (2022-02-13). "Политолог Екатерина Шульман уехала из России" [Political Scientist Ekaterina Schulmann Left Russia]. Forbes (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  22. ^ ""Коммерсантъ": МВД заинтересовалось сотрудничеством Шанинки с Шульман и Гаазе" [‘Kommersant’: MIA Interested in Schulmann and Gaaze] (in Russian). Zaks.ru. 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  23. ^ Karev, Andrew (2021-10-15). ""Это не тот человек и не та ситуация"" [‘Not That Man, Not That Case’] (in Russian). Novaya Gazeta. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  24. ^ "В Москве задержали мужа политолога Екатерины Шульман" [Husband of Ekaterina Schulmann Detained in Moscow] (in Russian). RBC. 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  25. ^ Самое страшное утро в жизни
  26. ^ a b "Минюст включил в реестр СМИ-иноагентов блогера Дудя и политолога Шульман" [Russian Justice Ministry Adds Dud and Schulmann to Foreign Agents List]. Forbes (in Russian). 2022-04-15. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
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  29. ^ "Екатерина Шульман о знакомстве с мужем: "Думаешь, что вступил в переписку о Набокове, а потом глядишь ― и трое детей"" [Ekaterina Schulmann about meeting her husband: ‘You thought you were texting about Nabokov, and then you have three kids together’] (in Russian). TV Rain. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  30. ^ Tairov, Rinat (2020-06-11). "Россияне назвали Путина и Навального самыми вдохновляющими людьми". Forbes (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  31. ^ "Журнал Glamour назвал Оксану Пушкину, Zivert и Екатерину Шульман "Женщинами года"" [Oksana Pushkina, Zivert and Ekaterina Schulmann: Glamour Women of the Year] (in Russian). TASS. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
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