Philipp Blom & Nina Khrushcheva: RUSSIA - A SOCIETY IN MELTDOWN

The war on Ukraine is catastrophic for both parties. Ukraine has
to bear widespread destruction of infrastructure and a terrible
loss of life. The morale within the society is high, and if the
country can prevail on the battlefield, the future appears
dynamic. For Russia the situation is radically different, says
political scientist Nina Khrushcheva, the first guest of the
Dialogues for Tomorrow. Having divided her time between Moscow
and the US during the past year, she has observed the changes in
Russian society from within.


How is Russian society developing in the shadow of war and
political oppression? How secure is Putin's power and are their
oppositional protagonists and structures apart form the Kremlin
elite and the oligarchs? Is a change of power in Russia a
plausible prospect, and what will Russia look like after the war,
and after Putin? How much has been destroyed already by the loss
of countless people who left the country, by the tightening of
dictatorship and the breakdown of trade and political relations
with Western countries? What will the future hold for Russia and
for European and global power politics and global alliances?


Philipp Blom (Historian and Author) speaks with
Nina Khrushcheva (Professor of International
Affairs, The New School, New York) about a society in meltdown
and its future in the context of both its historical and
political path, and of international security.


Dialogues for Tomorrow


Von der Klimalkatastrophe bis hin zu Demokratien in der Krise,
neuen Kriegen und sozialen Kontroversen: Die Zukunft birgt enorme
Herausforderungen. Die Diskussion darüber braucht Öffentlichkeit.
Phillip Blom diskutiert mit renommierten, innovativen, klugen und
provokanten internationalen Gästen über Transformation, sinnvolle
Anpassung, notwendige Maßnahmen und neue Denkräume.


Eine gemeinsame Veranstaltungsreihe des BKF (Bruno Kreisky Forums
für Internationales Dialog), des IWM (Instituts für die
Wissenschaften vom Menschen) und der Universität für angewandte
Kunst in Wien. Mit freundlicher Unterstützung der RD Foundation
Vienna.