{
  "id": 4014838,
  "title": "They left Russia to keep teaching. Now the Kremlin has blacklisted the school they built from exile.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/they-left-russia-to-keep-teaching-now-the-kremlin-has-blacklisted-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T19:07:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/28/they-left-russia-to-keep-teaching-now-the-kremlin-has-blacklisted-the-school-they-built-from-exile"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian authorities have labeled the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences (FLAS) in Montenegro as an \"undesirable\" organization, according to data obtained by Mediazona. The faculty was established in 2023 by former educators from the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences, commonly referred to as Shaninka. FLAS obtained government accreditation in Montenegro in 2024, marking it as the first independent institution of higher education founded by Russian instructors in exile to receive such recognition in its host country. Marina Kalashnikova, who served as the dean of Shaninka's Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, currently leads FLAS.",
  "summary": "Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office declared the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences in Montenegro an “undesirable” organization, according to Russian Justice Ministry data found by Mediazona.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian authorities blacklist FLAS in Montenegro.",
    "FLAS founded by ex-Russian educators in 2023.",
    "First independent Russian-in-exile institution in Montenegro."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}