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Mayor of Bucha, Ukraine, Anatolii Fedoruk and others talked about the destruction from the Russian invasion and alleged war crimes. Bucha is a suburb of Kyiv. Other topics included reconstru…

Sociologist Lev Gudkov talked about Russian citizens' approval of President Vladimir Putin and how propaganda shapes mass perception. “The 86 Percent: Opinion Polling in Russia” was part…

National Defense University Associate Professor Elena Pokalova talked about the rise of Russia’s interventionist military strategy in its experience combating terrorism in the North Caucasus…

Karina Korostelina talked about her book Political Insults: How Offenses Escalate Conflict, in which she analyzes cases around the world where minor insults between ethnic groups and nations…

Diplomatic, academic, and legal experts talked about the tactics for promoting democracy. This panel was part of the Foreign Policy Research Institute and Kennan Institute’s discussion o…

Diplomatic, academic, and legal experts talked about the importance of assistance to nations that are exploring democratic reforms or newly democratic states. This panel was part of the …

Former Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov talked about U.S.-Russia relations, saying that both nations were at fault for the current strained relations. He said that the Russia-Ukraine con…

David Hoffman talked about his book The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy (Doubleday; September 22, 2009). In his book David Hoffman, former Mosc…

Murray Seegar talked about his book, Discovering Russia: 200 Years of American Journalism, published by Authorhouse. He explained how American reporting on Russia has evolved throughout the …

Michael McFaul and Nicolai Petro talked Russian President Putin and the future of Russia. Among the issues they addressed were power-sharing with local authorities under the Putin government…

Vice President Al Gore talked about U.S.-Russian relations.

Senator Bill Bradley (D-New Jersey) addressed the Woodrow Wilson Center. He spoke about U.S.-Russia relations in the late 1980's and the post-Cold War period.

Participants, in a forum sponsored by the Kennan Institute, discussed the future of the Russian Republic after the elections and the role of nationalism. German research analyst Alexander Ra…

Michael Dobbs offered his assessment in the events in Russia. He spoke on the history of the breakup of the Communist Party and the difficulties Soviet citizens have faced ever since. He als…

Panelists discussed the cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union during Three periods, 1933-1941, 1941-1945 and 1945-1955. They answered audience questions after each panel…