Dmitry V. Shlapentokh
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Biography
Publications
Dmitry V. Shlapentokh is an Associate Professor of History at Indiana University South Bend. He teaches World and Russian/Soviet and post-Soviet history and is the author of several books and articles, and recieved his PhD from the University of Chicago. He was born in USSR.
![The distant fate of Russia’s Far East](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/default-min.jpg?itok=hFazcMje)
The distant fate of Russia’s Far East
Demonstrations in Vladivostok a decade ago were quelled, but an attitude of independence from faraway Moscow remains.
![Koreas, gas pipelines, and Russia’s ties that bind](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-850658530.jpg?itok=Lht78tXb)
Koreas, gas pipelines, and Russia’s ties that bind
Kim Jong-un’s summit with Donald Trump captured attention, but on the Korean Peninsula, many convoluted ploys are afoot.
![Japan, South Korea and the West’s tension with Russia](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Poison%20pic.jpg?itok=5k5QlS0G)
Japan, South Korea and the West’s tension with Russia
Why did Japan and South Korea not join the expulsion of Russian diplomats after the Skripal attack?
![Russian pragmatism on display in South East Asia](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/37040659190_ae5fe1d783_kmini.jpg?itok=Flg5E9hp)
Russian pragmatism on display in South East Asia
Moscow has little to sell besides gas, oil, and military hardware – and that drives Russian policy in the region.