Olga Khvostunova is a Russian journalist and analyst at the Institute of Modern Russia. She holds a PhD in Political Science (Political Communications) from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU). Khvostunova worked as a Contributing Editor at Kommersant Publishing House (2005-2010), and is a former Fulbright Scholar at the Harriman Institute (Columbia University).Her areas of expertise include political linguistics, media and communications, think-tanks, Russian affairs, and energy policy.