“Foundations of Russian Statehood”: syllabi corpus

This repository accompanies the study examining how ideological messaging is embedded in university teaching materials in Putin’s Russia. It contains the corpus of syllabi for the “Foundations of Russian Statehood” course from Russian universities. We also provide R code for content analysis of the syllabi to track themes derived from official “traditional values,” the “pentabasis,” and additional concepts associated with Putinism. Please cite the associated article: FOMIN, Ivan, KHAIROVA, Julia, and KOZHEVNIKOV, Egor, 2026. Ideologization Without a Doctrine: Putin’s Thin Statism in Russian Universities. Russian Analytical Digest. 18 May 2026. Vol. 341, p. 2–7. DOI 10.3929/ethz-c-000800218.