Timofei Mikhasev is the NEST Centre Junior Analyst, focusing on Russian domestic politics and elite studies. He holds an MA in Political Science from the European University at St. Petersburg and a second MA from Central European University in Vienna. He is currently a PhD candidate in Political Science at CEU, specialising in Comparative Politics. His research interests focus on regime transformations, authoritarian resilience, opposition cooperation in autocracies, and democratic backsliding.
