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Assessing the Implications of the Russian Presidential Election

The Kennan Institute will sponsor a Moscow-Washington, DC seminar assessing the implications of the first round of the Russian presidential vote. U.S. commentators will be joined via video conference in Moscow with some of Russia’s leading political actors, including Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Ryzhkov.

Date & Time

Wednesday
Mar. 7, 2012
10:00am – 12:00pm ET

Location

6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Overview

Live Briefing from Moscow and DC

The Kennan Institute will sponsor a Moscow-Washington, DC seminar assessing the implications of the first round of the Russian presidential vote.  U.S. commentators will be joined via video conference in Moscow with some of Russia’s leading political actors, including Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Ryzhkov.

Moderator: Blair Ruble, Director, Kennan Institute

Maria Gaidar, Founder, Democratic Alternatives (DA!), Russia

Ariel Cohen, Senior Research Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Policy, The Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies, Heritage Foundation

Henry Hale, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director, Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University

Stanislav Belkovsky, Director, National Strategy Institute, Moscow

By Videoconference from Moscow:

Moderator: Olga Bychkova, Journalist, Ekho Moskvy

Alexei Navalny, Attorney, Moscow Bar Association

Vladimir Ryzhkov, Professor, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, and Chairman, Republican Party of the Russian Federation

Please note that seating for this event is available on a first come, first served basis. RSVP is required and now closed for this event. Please call on the day of the event to confirm. Please bring an identification card with a photograph (e.g. driver's license, work ID, or university ID) as part of the building's security procedures.

The Kennan Institute speaker series is made possible through the generous support of the Title VIII Program of the U.S. Department of State.

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