Russia Turns 30 [S4, E22]

Altamar - Navigating the High Seas of Global Politics

It’s been 30 years since the Soviet Union fell. With the dismantling of communism, the US became the sole superpower. Market economies and liberal democracies became the new norm. But, Russia has once again reverted to old habits. Russia is an authoritarian superpower and one of the West’s principal antagonists. What is in Russia’s imminent future? What will Russia look like in ten years? Will Putin ever leave?

Altamar hosts Peter Schechter and Muni Jensen are joined by Julia Ioffe, former Moscow correspondent for The New Yorker and Foreign Policy and an outspoken voice on Russia, to help us understand where Russia goes in the next decade. Altamar’s ‘Téa’s Take’ by Téa Ivanovic delves into Russia’s youth and the Kremlin’s repression of young “new Communists.”