Russia and the West: A Historical Perspective

Panelists discuss the history of Russian foreign policy, and how themes seen through the last century of Russia’s relationship with the West might affect present and future relations. This meeting is the 2017 Russia and Russian-American Relations Lecture. Speakers Anne Applebaum Columnist, Washington Post; Author, Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine Thomas Graham Managing Director, Kissinger Associates, Inc.; Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russia (2004–2007), National Security Council Stephen Kotkin John P. Birkelund '52 Professor in History and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; Author, Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 Presider Stephen Sestanovich George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations