Join Tufts University's Fletcher Russia and Eurasia Program, the Fletcher Eurasia Club, the Fletcher Democrats, and the Fletcher Forum of World Affairs for a conversation with Dr. Vitali Shkliarov on “Local Politics and Global Issues: Lessons from Political Campaigns in Russia, Georgia, Ukraine and the United States.” He will discuss grassroots activism in different political and cultural contexts, the state of democracy around the world, and what the United States can learn from elections in Russia, Georgia and Ukraine. Refreshments will be provided.

Dr. Vitali Shkliarov is an expert in U.S.-Russian relations, an award-winning political strategist and campaign manager. He was senior adviser to Russian opposition presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak as well as to many other opposition and presidential candidates in Russia, Georgia and Ukraine. He lives in Washington, D.C. and has worked on both Barack Obama’s and Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaigns.

Registration can be found at this link.

Speaker:

Vitali Shkliarov, expert in U.S.-Russian relations, political consultant and strategist