Elisabeth Reznikov is a Research Intern at the Caspian Policy Center. She is a sophomore at George Washington University, double-majoring in International Affairs and Russian Language and Literature, with a minor in Spanish & Latin American Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Her research interests include the political and cultural impact of Russia’s expansion on the Caspian region and Eastern Europe, as well as the economic and political development of former-Soviet states post the collapse of the USSR.