Lecture
An Attempt at Democracy: Russia 1989–1999 The Economics and Politics of Russia at Home and Abroad
- Date
- Friday 11 September 2026 - Saturday 12 September 2026
- Location
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Spui Campus
Spui 5
2511 BL The Hague
Please note: All lectures will be delivered in the Russian language with no translation available.
This lecture series explores politics, society, economics, history, culture, and media in Russia during the transformative decade of the 1990s. Through a series of public lectures, it examines the key developments that shaped post-Soviet Russia, the processes that drove its transition, and the consequences of these changes.
The series provides an opportunity to look beyond the events themselves and to understand how and why the transformation unfolded, how different aspects of Russian society were affected, and how the legacies of the 1990s continue to shape Russia today.
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11 September, 2026 13:30-20:00
13.30-13.45 – Introduction and Welcome
13.45-15.15 - Lecture 1
MR ANATOLY CHUBAIS, economist and politician.
The Russian Economy of the 1990s
15.15-15.45 - Coffee Break
15.45-17.15 - Lecture 2
MR SERGEY PETROV, Founder of Rolf, Businessman
Ethics and Business
17.15-17.30 - Coffee Break
17.30-19.00 - Lecture 3
PROFESSOR IRINA BUSYGINA, Research Scholar, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University.
The Collapse of the Soviet Union: Origins, Consequences, and Aftermath
12 September, 2026 10:00-18:00
10.00-10.15 – Introduction and Welcome
10.15-11.45 – Lecture 4
PROFESSOR NINA KHRUSHCHEVA, Professor of International Affairs, New School University, New York.
Lifting the “Iron Curtain”: Ten Years of Illusions: Russia, the West, and the Turnaround Over the Atlantic (1989–1999)
11.45-12.00 – Coffee Break
12.00-13.30 – Lecture 5
Speaker TBC
13.30-14.30 – Lunch
14.30-16.00 – Lecture 6
Speaker TBC