20 years ago, Boris Yeltsin ran the first Western-style presidential campaign in Russia. Was it a step towards democracy or did it lay the foundations for further authoritarian rule? By 1996, Yeltsin was already extremely unpopular; how did he manage to get reelected and did the nascent Russian free press play a biased role in the process?

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Nataliya Rostova, George F. Kennan Expert, Kennan Institute; Senior Correspondent, Slon.ru

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

5th Floor ConferenceRoom

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Wilson Center
Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania, Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20004

Phone: 202.691.4000

kennan@wilsoncenter.org

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