The Kremlin’s anti-Westernist campaign and the radical right: talk by Andreas Umland and Anton Shekhovtsov
Date and time:
Monday 30 March, 2015
19:00 - 20:30
Location:
Ukrainian Institute London
79 Holland Park
London
W11 3SW
Join the Ukrainian Institute London for this talk on the Kremlin’s anti-Westernist campaign and the European radical right and left from Andreas Umland and Anton Shekhovtsov. The talk will provide an overview of the history of right-wing ideas in Russia, from early-Slavophiles, and early-20th century emigres, through to the modern ultranationalist LDPR. The speakers will also discuss the Russian right since Maidan and the disinformation campaign which has branded Ukraine as fascistic.
This event will be held in English.
FREE
Speaker
Andreas Umland
Andreas Umland is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation (Kyiv, Ukraine), editor of the book series 'Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society’ at ibidem-Verlag, and co-editor of Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society.
Speaker
Anton Shekhovtsov
Anton Shekhovtsov is Visiting Senior Fellow at the Legatum Institute (UK), Associate Research Fellow at the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation, and editor of the ‘Explorations of the Far Right’ book series at ibidem-Verlag.
