October 5, 2007

Shaping the Image of Russia in the World: Challenges, Methods, Prospects

Conference Program:

Opening Address: G.Chufrin, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences, IMEMO Deputy Director

Presentations:

Dr. A.Vorobyov, Deputy Director of the Information Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the RF: Shaping the Image of Russia in a Changing World;

Dr. N.Kosolapov, Head of Department of International Politics, IMEMO: Image of Russia: Comprehension of the Problem;

Dr. A.Bogaturov, MGIMO (U) Deputy Rector: Image Context of Russia’s Foreign Policy in Today’s World;

Dr. N.Zagladin, Head of Center for Comparative Socio-Economic and Socio-Political Studies, IMEMO: The West and Russia: Sources of Conflicts in the 21st Century;

Prof. S.Kaspe, Higher School of Economics: Humanities: a Neglected Resource of Shaping the Image of Russia;

Mr. A.Nikolov, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Russia Today TV Channel: The Place and Role of Russia Today TV Channel in the World Information Space;

Dr. E.Solovyev, Head of Theory of Politics Section, IMEMO: National Business and the Image of Russia;

Dr. V.Goutnik, Head of Center for European Studies, IMEMO: The Image of the Russian Federation in the FRG;

Dr. V.Nadein-Rayevsky, Senior researcher, IMEMO: Perception of Russia in the Turkic World.

Final Discussion