On September 18, USIP, The Institute of Current World Affairs and American Purpose Magazine hosted the first in a new series of conversations with Russian exiles. This discussion explored the challenges these new exiles are facing as they look to continue their work abroad, what their future might hold, and how the media can spread their message and reach audiences both inside Russia and around the world.
Natalya Lunde
Vice President, Global Operations, Free Russia Foundation
Andrei Soldatov
Co-founder and Editor, Agentura.Ru
Dr. Margarita Zavadskaya
Senior Research Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin, moderator
CEO, Radio Free Europe; Co-founder, American Purpose
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/russias-new-exiles
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