CHAIR
Henry E. Hale
(George Washington U, US)
PAPERS
Luyang Zhou
(Zhejiang U, China)
Geography and the Formation of the Soviet Empire
Laura Vansina
(Vrije U Brussel, Belgium)
Putin it Bluntly:
Russian State Narratives Challenging the Liberal International Order
George Soroka
(Harvard U, US)
Historical Views and Political Outlooks:
Russia and Ukraine
Oleg Riabov
(Herzen State Pedagogical U, Russia)
The “Russian Bear” as a New Cold Warrior:
On the Role of Souvenirs in Popular Geopolitics
DISCUSSANT
Yuval Weber
(Texas A&M U, US)