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Russia in a Pandemic and Moscow's Two Competing Instincts

27:32May 12, 2020

In the first episode, Maxim Trudolyubov speaks with Samuel Greene, director of King's Russia Institute, about the Kremlin's COVID-19 politics and Russian society’s newfound empowerment.

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Guest

Samuel Greene

Former George F. Kennan Fellow;
Professor of Russian Politics and Director of the King’s Russia Institute, King’s College London

Moderator

Maxim Trudolyubov

Senior Advisor; Editor-in-Chief, Russia File;
Editor-at-Large, Meduza

Kennan Institute

The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Russia and Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange. Read more