On February 16, USIP, the Institute of Current World Affairs and American Purpose hosted the final event in a series featuring prominent figures in Russia’s exile community. This conversation examined plausible scenarios for a post-authoritarian Russia, including questions on decolonialization, collective understanding of history and Russian identity, the interests of minority regions, and the possible role of the United States and other Western countries based on lessons learned from the post-Soviet 1990s.
Jorgan Andrews
State Department Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace
Natalia Arno
President and Founder, Free Russia Foundation.
Sergei Guriev
Provost and Professor of Economics, Sciences Po Paris University; Former Rector, New Economic School, Moscow
Mikhail Zygar
Founding Editor-in-Chief, Dozhd
Miriam Lanskoy, moderator
Senior Director, Russia and Eurasia, National Endowment for Democracy
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/life-after-putin-potential-scenarios-post-authoritarian-russia
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