The Country and the World: Russian Realities 2025

Berlin, November 21-22

Organized by “Strana i Mir” in partnership with Radio Sakharov
https://russianrealities2025.sakharov.world/

Why has Trump’s quest for peace in Ukraine not succeeded? Will Putin wage war forever? How lasting will be the damage from the wartime economy? Register through the link above for a chance to listen to the leading experts tackling those topics!

The eighth international conference “The Country and the World” will kick off in two weeks in Berlin, where it is held annually since 2022. Prior to that, the conferences were held in Moscow and were organized by the now closed Sakharov Center.

In the course of the two-​day conference, we will hear leading political scientists, sociologists, and economists discussing the most critical topics about Russia. Among them are the transformation of Russia’s political regime, its ideology and repressive policies, the wartime economy, changes in public sentiment, as well as responses to Russia from across the world, including, from Europe and the US.

Among the prominent scholars and journalists attending the conference are Ekaterina Shulman, Kirill Rogov, Andrei Kolesnikov, Alexander Morozov and Lev Gudkov.

The conference will be streamed on the «Country and World» YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Ostraneimire

 

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