Today’s episode features a conversation with Irina Kosterina, Programme Coordinator for Gender at the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Moscow, about the changing shape of Russian society. Olga, Jeff, and Irina discuss a wide range of issues, including Russia’s shifting gender dynamics, LGBTQ activism, and the impact of demographic trends. Then, Olga and Jeff huddle around microphones in our unheated studio to review Jeff’s recent trip to Moscow, where he spoke with Russian experts about expectations for U.S.-Russia relations under the Trump administration. (Read more at https://csis.org/podcasts/russian-roulette/trends-and-expectations-–-russian-roulette-episode-19)

Of Trends and Expectations â Russian Roulette Episode #19

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Of Trends and Expectations â Russian Roulette Episode #19

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Of Trends and Expectations â Russian Roulette Episode #19