Event

Yeltsin and the Press

Date & Time

Friday

May. 18, 2018

10:00am – 11:30am ET

Location

6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center

Event Sponsor

Kennan Institute

Overview

The 1990’s are viewed as one of the most independent times for the Russian press. How did the press freedoms brought by Gorbachev begin to decline, and what can we learn from that process? Nataliya Rostova, creator of GorbyMedia, will discuss her work creating YeltsinMedia to help answer these questions.

Speakers

Natalia Rostova

Nataliya Rostova

Former George F. Kennan Scholar;
Senior Correspondent, Republic.ru

Sergey Parkhomenko

Sergey Parkhomenko

Senior Advisor;
Journalist, publisher, organizer of civic projects

Sarah Oates

Sarah Oates

Former Fellow;
Professor and Senior Scholar, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park

Hosted By

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

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