THE RUSSIANS—WHO ARE THEY?
Russia, with its vast area of 17,075,000 square kilometers, is the largest country in the world, spanning nearly the entire northern part of the Eurasian supercontinent—from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Bering Strait in the east.
We often talk about Russians and the Russian mindset—especially now, in the context of the war in Ukraine. But can Russians truly be spoken of as one people? How much do history and geography shape the identities of people across this enormous land? And how much do those living near the Ural Mountains really care about what the people in charge in the Kremlin think?
Sergej Lebedev, a trained geologist, spent seven years on expeditions across Asia and the far north of Russia. He now lives in Berlin and is working on his sixth book.
Join us for a conversation between Erika Fatland, masterful travel writer and social anthropologist, and Sergej Lebedev, Russian author and journalist whose internationally acclaimed work explores how Russia’s troubled history continues to shape its present-day society.
Moderator: Stefan Ingvarsson, analyst specializing in Russia and Central Europe and former Swedish cultural attaché in Moscow.
THE RUSSIANS—WHO ARE THEY?
Russia, with its vast area of 17,075,000 square kilometers, is the largest country in the world, spanning nearly the entire northern part of the Eurasian supercontinent—from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Bering Strait in the east.
We often talk about Russians and the Russian mindset—especially now, in the context of the war in Ukraine. But can Russians truly be spoken of as one people? How much do history and geography shape the identities of people across this enormous land? And how much do those living near the Ural Mountains really care about what the people in charge in the Kremlin think?
Sergej Lebedev, a trained geologist, spent seven years on expeditions across Asia and the far north of Russia. He now lives in Berlin and is working on his sixth book.
Join us for a conversation between Erika Fatland, masterful travel writer and social anthropologist, and Sergej Lebedev, Russian author and journalist whose internationally acclaimed work explores how Russia’s troubled history continues to shape its present-day society.
Moderator: Stefan Ingvarsson, analyst specializing in Russia and Central Europe and former Swedish cultural attaché in Moscow.
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