A session of the Focus on Russia Lecture Series
Co-chairs, Carol Saivetz and Elizabeth Wood
A transcript of the event is available at [ Ссылка ]
Speakers
Julia Ioffe, Moscow born American journalist who covers national security and foreign policy topics for The Atlantic
Garry Kasparov, Chairman of the Human Rights Foundation, Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist. Kasparov’s books Winter is coming and Deep Thinking will be signed and sold at the event
Co-sponsors: MIT Center for International Studies, MIT Security Studies Program, MIT-Russia Program
The MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) is a world premier, university-based research and education center. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
The MIT Starr Forum is a flagship public event series hosted by CIS. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
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