Join the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute for an online discussion about COVID-19 in Russia and how the country has responded to the pandemic. Since the coronavirus outbreak hit Russia, the government has responded slowly, taking a conservative approach to mandatory closures, public health measures and social support. The Kremlin has also deferred to regional governors to take the lead in responding to the crisis, a marked departure from its notoriously centralized system. Judy Twigg, Robert Heimer and Sergey Parkhomenko will consider Russia’s response to the pandemic and its implications for domestic politics, social welfare policy and regional governance.

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Speakers:

Judy Twigg, professor of political science, Virginia Commonwealth University

Robert Heimer, professor of epidemiology, department of the epidemiology of microbial diseases, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale University School of Public Health

Sergey Parkhomenko, senior advisor, Wilson Center; journalist, "Echo of Moscow" Radio; former editor-in-chief, Itogi, Vokrug Sveta