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Russia Discussion Club

May 15, 2014 by Ernestine Meyer

I have organized a discussion club to meet weekly (at least initially) in order to discuss developments related to Russia in the news this summer. Participants would be expected to have read their favorite newspaper, e.g., the Washington Post, NY Times, Washington Times, or WSJ. I would provide a list of other sources and specific articles. Anyone deciding to come to the club would glance through whichever sources they wanted. I would not prepare mini-lectures or PowerPoint slides as I did for the Russia Study Group, but will simply moderate the discussion.

As a club, attendance would vary every week and so will specific topics of discussion since that will depend on who shows up, what they have read, and what Putin has been up to the previous week.

Our first meeting will be held in TA-1 from 12:00 to 1:00 on Monday, May 19, with subsequent meetings starting June 2 at noon since May 26 is a holiday. If you are interested in participating, please let me know by email at this address or simply show up.

Suggested Sources of Information on Current Events in Russia/Ukraine:

Timeline: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26248275?print=true

General: http://news.google.com, click on Vladimir Putin

Council on Foreign Relations (NY): http://www.cfr.org/region/ukraine/ri311

Jamestown Foundation (DC): http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/

View from Moscow’s Kremlin: https://olli.gmu.edu/russia-discussion-club-2/; http://english.pravda.ru
http://www.themoscowtimes.com (Dissident views - only available online in English)

View from Kyiv: kyivpost.com

View from London: http://www.bbc.com/news/world/europe

View from Berlin: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/

View from Riga: http://www.baltictimes.com/newspaper/

Filed Under: Russian Discussion Club

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