Join Harvard's Davis Center for an online talk on the future of Putin's constitutional reform campaign in the time of coronavirus.

The Russian political environment seems simultaneously predictable and uncertain. In mid-January, President Putin launched a campaign to change the Russian constitution. While the goals of this move were initially unclear, it became apparent two months later that the point was to allow him to stay in power another 12 years past 2024. When it then became clear that Russia wouldn’t escape the coronavirus pandemic, Putin retreated from public view. Now what? Will the encroaching virus force Putin to change his plans once again? These points will be addressed in a conversation between Professor Timothy Colton, Dr. Alexandra Vacroux and leading Russian investigative journalist Dr. Yevgenia Albats.

Speakers:

Yevgenia Albats, investigative journalist; political scientist; writer; radio host; editor-in-chief & CEO, The New Times Magazine

Timothy Colton, Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies, Harvard University; faculty associate, Davis Center

Alexandra Vacroux (moderator), executive director, Davis Center; lecturer on government, Harvard University