The DLI Foundation is co-sponsoring an upcoming East-West Connections webinar bringing together four scholars to examine what followed the end of the Cold War and how those events shaped the subsequent relationship between the United States and Russia.

Thursday, October 15, 2026
7:00–8:15 PM Central Time
Online | Free with advance registration

Speakers

  • Dr. Ivan Kurilla, Professor at The Ohio State University

  • Dr. Kathleen Collins, Distinguished McKnight Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota

  • Dr. Natalia Krylova, Professor of Russian, Lehigh University

  • Sean Warner RU’88, Master of Arts, Diplomacy & International Conflict Management, Norwich University

The program will explore a central question: To what extent was the Cold War “won” in terms of the relationship that subsequently developed between the United States and Russia?

Co-sponsors

  • DLI Foundation

  • Global Minnesota

  • The Museum of Russian Art (TMORA)

  • Russian Studies Department at Macalester College

  • Minnesota Committee on Foreign Relations

Registration is free but required.

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