Tatiana Romashko

D.Soc.Sc., is a grant researcher at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. She is currently part of the team project “Russian World” Next Door: Discourses of Russian Political Communication and Cultural Diplomacy in Finland, led by Dr Vera Zvereva and funded by the Kone Foundation (2022–2026). Her contribution focuses on the remnants of Russia’s diplomatic presence in Finland. In 2024, Romashko earned her Ph.D. from the University of Jyväskylä. Her Ph.D. thesis, Development of Contemporary Russian Cultural Policy: From Liberal Decentralization Towards Conservative Cultural Hegemony, examined post-2012 Russian cultural policy, analysing its transformation into a tool for advancing Vladimir Putin’s political agenda. Using discourse analysis, she explored the legal and political shifts that enabled a conservative turn, including myths of Russian cultural superiority and the establishment of new power relations and leadership in the cultural field subordinate to Russia’s geopolitical ambitions.