Graduate Initiative in Russian Studies

The Spring 2018 delegation met with the following experts during its field tour of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, respectively. The meetings held were on topics in the students’ areas of study.

Student Research Topics

  • Kieran Ficken: Developments in agriculture in the Russian Far East
  • Margo Poda: Investment climate in the Russian Far East
  • Libiao Pan: Economic development in the Russian Far East & implications for North Korea
  • Hayley Manges: Special economic zones in the Russian Far East

Vladivostok

March 25-27, 2018

  • Professors Artyom Lukin and Sergey Sevastyanov

    Far Eastern Federal University



    Topics Covered
    • Russia-China relations
    • Russia-Korea relations
    • Economic development initiatives in the Russian Far East (RFE), including free economic zones
    • Territories of Advanced Development (TORs)
    • Hectare in the Far East Program

       
  • Martin Tate

    Agribusiness Enterprise Tate Agro Group



    Topics Covered
    • Territories of Advanced Development (TORs) in the RFE
    • Hectare in the Far East Program

       
  • Roman Matvienko

    Agribusiness Enterprise JGC Evergreen, LLC



    Topics Covered
    • Territories of Advanced Development (TORs) in the RFE
    • Russia-Japan joint venture in agriculture

       
  • Oleg Zhunusov 

    Business Daily Zolotoy Rog



    Topics Covered
    • Economic and social developments in the RFE
    • RFE-North Korea relations

       
  • Sergei Skaliy

    Department for Development, Corporation of Far East Development 



    Topics Covered 
    • Advanced Special Economic Zones (ASEZ) and Free Port Vladivostok (FPV) 

Khabarovsk

March 28-April 1, 2018

  • P. Goryunov, S.N. Leonov, A.G. Isaev, E. A. Zaostrovsky, Denis Suslov, G.I. Sukhomirov

    Economic Research Institute, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences



    Topics Covered
    • Special economic zones in the RFE
    • Investment climate in the RFE
    • New economic program of the Russian Federation
    • RFE regional governments and DPRK involvement
    • Russia’s new agriculture policy

       
  • Natalia Pastukhova

    Far Eastern Research Institute of Agricultural Production Complex



    Topics Covered
    • Russia’s new agriculture policy
    • Hectare in the Far East Program

       
  • Alexander Gubarev

    Foreign Ministry representative office



    Topics Covered
    • Russia’s relations with North Korea
    • The impact of economic development in the RFE on North Korea

       
  • Sergey Baushev, Maria Grishinkova, Svetlana Naidenkina

    Agency for Investment and Development, Khabarovsk Krai



    Topics Covered
    • Economic development initiatives in the Russian Far East (RFE), including free economic zones
    • Territories of Advanced Development (TORs)
    • Hectare in the Far East Program

       
  • Ivan Semiletkin, Antonina Yarskaya

    Prada Col, Ltd., land development enterprise



    Topics covered:
    • Economic development initiatives in the Russian Far East (RFE), including free economic zones
    • Territories of Advanced Development (TORs)
    • Hectare in the Far East Program