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Russia: Then & Now
October 30, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
In Collaboration with Wayne Community College
What led to the collapse of the Romanov Dynasty after 300 years? Discover the social polarization that unfolded afterwards. What challenges does Russia face now? What roles do President Putin’s policies and the Russian Orthodox Church play when it comes to market economics and family formation in Russia. Dig into these issues and more as Professor Donald J. Raleigh and Professor Michele Rivkin-Fish take us through Russia: Then & Now.
Donald J. Raleigh, Jay Richard Judson Distinguished Professor of History will present Russia, 1917: Why did the Romanov Dynasty Collapse and the Bolsheviks Come to Power?
Michele Rivkin-Fish, Associate Professor of Anthropology will present How Market Economics has Changed Family Formation in Russia
Tuition: $30 per person: includes the lectures and a light supper.
Registration: https://foundation.waynecc.edu/AH-Events or call 919 739 7022.