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NYC Russia Public Policy Series: Russia in the Time of COVID-19

Join us for the first ever virtual meeting of the New York-Russia Public Policy Seminar, a forum co-hosted by the Jordan Center and Columbia University's Harriman Institute. The COVID-19 pandemic...

Join us for the first ever virtual meeting of the New York-Russia Public Policy Seminar, a forum co-hosted by the Jordan Center and Columbia University's Harriman Institute.

The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the world with alarming speed, but impact and reactions have varied tremendously across countries. Our panel, which includes two Moscow Times reporters who have been covering the pandemic, will assess the impact COVID-19 has had on Russian society, including vulnerable populations, as well as Russian politics.

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PANELISTS

Svetlana Borodina, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropology, Rice University

Evan Gershkovich, Reporter, Moscow Times

Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, Reader, Russia Institute, King's College London

Regina Smyth, Professor of Political Science, University of Indiana, Bloomington

Pjotr Sauer, Reporter, Moscow Times

Moderated by
Alexander Cooley, Director of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University
Joshua Tucker, Director of the New York University Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia

 

This event is supported by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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