The roundtable will reflect on the experiences of three decades of Western engagement in the post-Soviet space and the promises and dangers of the current moment.
Sufian Zhemukhov will share heart-warming, delightful childhood stories about how he played with his baby buffalo, memorized foreign books, and tried to solve dark mysteries of the Cold War.
Storyteller / Associate Research Professor of International Affairs at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University.
Vladimir Putin’s Russia challenges Western norms about women’s rights and LGBTQ+ equality. Russian journalist Ella Rossman discusses Russian feminist resistance.
