Join our panel for a deep dive into the complexities of Russia’s past and present, from Stalin’s rise to power to Putin’s fifth presidential term.
This year marks 100 years since a watershed moment in Russia’s history: the death of Vladimir Lenin, the architect of the Russian Revolution, and the beginning of Joseph Stalin’s rise to power, a Georgian strongman who was to become the longest-serving leader of the newly-formed Soviet Union until his death in 1953.
2024 is also the year that Vladimir Putin controversially started his fifth presidential term. Our panel takes a broad sweep at Russia’s last century, asking to what extent the current situation builds on the Soviet legacy left by Lenin, Stalin and their successors.
Please note, this venue and time has changed from the printed programme.
