Belarus and Russia: Societies and States

Belarus and Russia: Societies and States

a conference on contemporary issues in Russia-Belarus relations
to be held at The Sakharov Museum and Civic Center
on November 27-28, 1998.
57/6 Zemlyanoi Val, Moscow, Metro Kurskaya/Chkalovskaya
phone (7)(095)923-44-20, fax 917-2653,
sakharov.mus@g23.relcom.ru

Particpants will include:

From Belarus:

Alexander Feduta: On the Psychology of the President

Valery Karbalevich: Lukashenko's Road To Power

Mikhail Pastukhov: Transformation of the Law System in Belarus

Yury Drakokhrust: The Political Party System in the Republic of Belarus

Galina Drakokhrust: Russian-Belarusian Integration
Vyacheslav Nosevich: On the Development of the Belarusian Ethnos

Nadezhda Efimova: The National Revival in the Belarusian Mass Media

Oleg Manaev: Who Votes for Lukashenko

Vladimir Skopkovskii: Belarusian Emigration

Georgii Golenchenko: The Paradox of the Noblemen's Democracy

Andrei Sannikov, Former Foreign Minister of Belarus.

From the United States:

Joan B. Urban: Communist parties in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine

From the UK:

Taras Kuzio: Establishing Nations and States

From Moscow:

Irina Selivanova: The Economic Integration of Russia and Belarus

Yury Surovtsev: "K izucheniiu belorusskoi etnokul'turnoi samobytnosti"

Valery Solovei: Russian Views on the Russian-Belarusian Union

Dmitri Furman: The Party System in Belarus

Oleg Bukhovets

The papers named above have been published in a special These papers are the proposed subjects for the talks to be given at the Conference, however some of the authors may choose to speak on a topic other than that of their particular paper. Journalists and members of the Duma also plan to attend the Conference in order to enrich the dialog.

Please contact the Andrei Sakharov Museum directly for more information:
Masha Ossipova, Events Coordinator, mashaoss@ling-slav.msk.ru
Yury Samodurov, Executive Director, sakharov.mus@g23.relcom.ru
Tel.: (095)923-44-20; Fax: (095)917-2653