On February 6th, 2019, the Jordan Center hosted famous Russian poet, writer, critic, journalist, and radio host Dmitry Bykov for a talk on subjects omitted in contemporary Russian public discourse.
According to Bykov, "Any political regime should be judged not by the official propaganda narrative, but by the silences, the subjects that are omitted in the public discourse. In contemporary Russia, vast layers of issues and problems are suppressed or outright banned. As a result, the very issue of strategy for development and the future of the country is not discussed at all, and neither the government, nor the opposition are capable of formulating the tasks and main challenges of the moment."
