My life as a Russian exile in Paris: At Sciences Po, 'I have to speak as a media founder, not as a victim of repression'
- Posted on July 25, 2026
- By Le Monde
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In brief
Elizaveta Osetinskaya, a prominent Russian journalist who fled to Paris in 2022, has established herself as an educator at Sciences Po while maintaining her professional identity beyond victimhood narratives. Her academic role emphasizes media expertise and independent perspective rather than focusing solely on displacement experiences. She praises the institution's commitment to intellectual pluralism and inclusive faculty representation, positioning it as a beacon of academic freedom in the French higher education landscape.
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My life as a Russian exile in Paris: At Sciences Po, 'I have to speak as a media founder, not as a victim of repression'
'A Russian Woman in Paris' (3/6). Journalist Elizaveta Osetinskaya, who arrived in France in 2022, teaches at this institution of higher education. She says it is one of the most open in France, thanks to the diversity of its faculty.
