BEGIN:VCALENDAR BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20231031T183000Z DTEND:20231031T200000Z SUMMARY:LECTURE: (Mis)understanding Russia: A Diplomat's Reflections DESCRIPTION:  Join us for the lecture "(Mis)understanding Russia: A Diplomat's Reflections" with Dr. Leigh Sarty, a Senior Fellow at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and adjunct faculty member at EURUS. This is a hybrid event that will take place in-person and online.  DATE: Tuesday, October 31st  TIME: 2:30pm-4:00pm  LOCATION: Southam Hall 402 and via Zoom About the Event  Can history help us to understand the disastrous state of Russia’s relations with the West in 2023?  Leigh Sarty suggests that it can, drawing on his experience as a student, a scholar and a diplomat over more than four decades to describe some of the key turning points and deeper structural forces that make contemporary Putinism more intelligible. About the Speaker Leigh Sarty is a former diplomat who spent the better part of his career dealing with Russia, both at Global Affairs Canada headquarters in Ottawa and during two postings at the Canadian Embassy in Moscow (1996-1999; 2012-2016).  A Russian speaker who holds an M.A. from Carleton’s Institute of Soviet and East European Studies (EURUS’s predecessor) and a PhD from Columbia University, Sarty is currently an Adjunct Professor at EURUS and a Senior Fellow at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.      LOCATION:Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 URL: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR