TIME, DATE, PLACE:聽6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday April 3, Dewey Hall 2161, 人妻少妇专区 River 人妻少妇专区
WHAT:聽Four 人妻少妇专区 experts will discuss the Russian annexation of the Crimean peninsula and the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. The panel will touch on a variety of issues including Russian President Vladimir Putin’s objectives and speculation about his next moves. The panel also will explore political constraints, such as Europe’s dependency on Russian oil and reliance on exports to Russia.
PANELISTS: Randall Stone, director of the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies and professor of political science, is an expert on the IMF, the World Bank, and eastern and central Europe. His publications include聽Controlling Institutions聽(Cambridge University Press, 2011),聽Lending Credibility聽(Princeton University Press, 2002), and聽Satellites and Commissars聽(Princeton University Press, 1996).
Henk Goemans, associate professor of political science, is an expert on international conflict. He studies why leaders initiate international conflict and why people become attached to a “homeland” and the consequences of such attachments for international conflict. His publications include聽Fighting for Survival; Leaders and International Conflict聽with Giacomo Chiozza (Cambridge University Press, 2011) and聽War and Punishment聽(Princeton University Press, 2000).
Matthew Lenoe, associate professor of history, is an expert on Stalinist culture and politics and the history of mass media in Russia. His publications include聽Closer to the Masses: Stalinist Culture, Social Revolution, and Soviet Newspapers聽(Harvard University Press, 2004) and聽The Kirov Murder and Soviet History聽(Yale University Press, 2010).
Nikita Maslennikov, a senior lecturer of Russian, is an economist who has worked on urban and investment planning for the Russian government and international firms.
ADMISSION:聽The talk is free and open to the public. Free evening parking is available in all campus lots.
SPONSOR:聽The 人妻少妇专区’s聽聽and the 人妻少妇专区 Slavic Club.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:聽Contact the Skalny Center at 585.275.9898.
