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Subject: [The Prospects for Russian Democracy:
Kasparov, Aron, Sestanovich ~ Jan. 12, 2007, Washington, D.C.] Invitation to
National Endowment for Democracy Event
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007
From: "John Squier" <Johns@NED.ORG>
This Friday, January 12, 2007 at 10:00, Garry Kasparov is going to give an address, The Prospects for Russian Democracy, at the NED; commentary will be provided by by Leon Aron and Stephen Sestanovich. I'd be very grateful if you could post the full invitation below to JRL. Our conference room can accommodate quite a large crowd, and we encourage all who are interested to RSVP.
John Squier
Senior Program Officer for Russia and Ukraine
The National Endowment for Democracy
Please join us for a discussion on
The Prospects for Russian Democracy
Featuring
Garry Kasparov
with commentary by
Dr. Leon Aron
Senior Scholar, the American Enterprise Institute
Amb. Stephen Sestanovich
George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Council
on Foreign Relations
Friday, January 12, 2006
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
National Endowment for Democracy
1025 F Street, NW 8th Floor
Main Conference Room
Washington, DC 20004
RSVP to rsvp@ned.org
As Russian parliamentary and presidential elections approach in 2007 - 2008, the Kremlin-backed United Russia party has passed a series of laws curtailing media freedom; restricting nongovernmental organizations, religious communities, and other civil society groups; and restricting freedom of assembly and the use of popular referenda. The democratic parties, SPS and Yabloko, have been almost entirely marginalized. The Kremlin has such a tight a grip on power that it could, in principle, arrange any electoral outcome it chooses. Existing nongovernmental organizations have, however, been loath to give up their independence, and new organizations like The Other Russia and a thriving youth movement have arisen. Garry Kasparov, who was a principal organizer of the Other Russia's inaugural meeting in July 2006, will discuss the role of these and other pro-democracy forces in the coming 2007-2008 election cycle. Dr. Leon Aron and Amb. Stephen Sestanovich will comment on Mr. Kasparov's observations and offer their own insights on this important period for Russian democrats.
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