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Russia 2008

The breakup of the USSR in 1991 precipitated the creation of a centralized Russian nation with satellite countries in the Balkans and to the East. Since then Russia has struggled to establish a capitalist economy, suffering set backs from political and economic corruption and uncooperative internal states. Increasingly, however, Russia is participating within the global economic arean and influencing the direction of world politics, with both positive and negative impact. The future of Russia in the 21st century is the opic of the 2008 Academic Lecture Series. Our programs will include discussions on the upcoming Russian elections, U.S./Russian relations, the energy crisis and its impact on Russian oil, and Russian capitalism and business interests. Please join us in January to explore the puzzling, often frightening character of Russia today.


 

Come join us.

 
Academic Lecture Series
 

THURSDAY MORNINGS AT 10:00 AM

Russia 2008

January 10th

Russia & The U.S. - Toward a New Cold War? Carol R. Saivetz, Research Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University

January 17th

Russia Elects: Prospect for a Democratic Rule Peter Rutland, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University

January 24th

Russia's Neighbors: Why Afghanistan Counts Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, John's Hopkins University

January 31

The Oil and the Glory Steve LeVine, author, former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal

THURSDAY EVENING RECEPTION AT 7:30, LECTURE AT 8:00 PM

February 7th

Russia: A Risky Place to Do Business? William Browder, CEO and Founder of the Investment fund Hermitage Capital Management Ltd., specializing in Russian equities.

Committee
Series Coordinator - Susan Bhirud
Speakers Committee - Ann Mandel, Marilyn Frank, Janet Sargent, Susan Bhirud, Carol Lynn Smith, Sally Schlactenhaufen
Registrar - Amy Squyres
Treasurer/Mailing List - Ginny Mordy
Hospitality - Cherie Green, Maureen Finnegan, Pat McIntire
Publicity - Lois Baylis, Adria Bates, Noel Bradley, Dulcy Brainard, Ann Lang, Sallie Raleigh
Book List - Ann Lang, Amy Squyres, Robin Harvey
and Dulcy Brainard

 

 

 

 
 
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