Paul Starobin at WAC/Woodlands
Thursday, February 8, 2024
7:00pm — 8:00pm CT
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston, Woodlands
The future of Russia lies outside the country
Since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, some one million Russians have fled the country and gone into exile. Motivated by opposition to the war, by guilt for their country’s deeds, by personal hatred for the Czar-like Putin, and by a vision of a better Russia, shorn of autocracy, the exiles have mounted an organized resistance to Putin’s rule.
In Putin’s Exiles: Their Fight for a Better Russia, Paul Starobin, a veteran analyst of Russia, travels to places like Armenia and Georgia to meet with exiles and has conversations with prominent figures throughout Europe and America, as he takes measure of this rebellion—and its potential to fix a nation plagued by revanchist imperial dreams.
“A must-read for anyone who wants to understand the myriad motivations of exiled Russians and their ardent desires to shape their country’s future.” —Fiona Hill, Brookings Institution
This is a World Affairs Council, Woodlands event
Paul Starobin, a former Moscow bureau chief for Businessweek and former contributing editor of the Atlantic, has been writing about Russia and Russians for more than a quarter century. He is the author of three books, including After America: Narratives for the Next Global Age, and Madness Rules the Hour: Charleston, 1860 and the Mania for War. He has written for numerous publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal.
The future of Russia lies outside the country Since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, some one million Russians have fled the country and gone into exile. Motivated by opposition to the war, by guilt for their country’s deeds, by personal hatred for the Czar-like Putin, and by a vision of a better Russia,… more
World Affairs Council of Greater Houston, Woodlands