Join Columbia's Harriman Institute for an online talk with a number of experts and reporters on the COVID-19 outbreak in Russia. The Covid-19 pandemic has swept across the world with alarming speed, but impact and reactions have varied tremendously across countries. The panel, which includes two Moscow Times reporters who have been covering the pandemic, will assess the impact COVID-19 has had on Russian society, including vulnerable populations, as well as Russian politics.

Information for how to attend the event can be found on the event page.

Speakers:

Svetlana Borodina, Ph.D. candidate, department of anthropology, Rice University

Evan Gershkovich, reporter, Moscow Times

Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, senior lecturer, Russia Institute, King's College London

Regina Smyth, associate professor of political science, University of Indiana, Bloomington

Pjotr Sauer, web and opinion editor, Moscow Times

Alexander Cooley (moderator), director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University

Joshua Tucker (moderator), director, New York University Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia