Join the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Russia and Eurasia Program for a day-long conference presenting the preliminary findings of their project on religion and violence in Russia.

This effort has brought together a multinational group of experts on Russia and religious issues to explore the intersection of religion and violence in Russia and conduct in-depth research on understudied aspects of this nexus. Through this project, CSIS has sought to fill the gaps in the existing research, with researchers addressing a diverse set of topics ranging from islamophobia to violence against non-traditional Christian groups, from the use of religious imagery to incite violence to the role of religion in the Ukraine conflict. The research covers the evolving situation in Russia as a whole, and drills down into developments in the North Caucasus, Tatarstan, Tyumen and Astrakhan.

The event will also be broadcast from the event page. 

Featuring

Irina Du Quenoy, Independent Scholar

Geraldine Fagan, Independent Scholar

Marlene Laruelle, The George Washington University

Jean-François Ratelle, The University of Ottawa

Olga Sibireva, SOVA Center for Information and Analysis

Ekaterina Sokirianskaia, International Crisis Group

Denis Sokolov, CSIS

Alexander Verkhovskiy, SOVA Center for Information and Analysis

Akhmet Yarlykapov, Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Natalia Yudina, SOVA Center for Information and Analysis

Sufian Zhemukhov, The George Washington University

CSIS Experts

Olga Oliker, Senior Adviser and Director, Russia and Eurasia Program

Jeffrey Mankoff, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program