FALTER Radio und Kreisky Forum Talks: THE MOOD OF THE PEOPLE AND THE BEHAVIOR OF THE ELITES

Almost a year ago, Russia launched its attack against Ukraine. The war  since February 24, 2022 has wreaked havoc and devastation in Ukraine -  tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians have perished. The  geopolitical situation but also the Russian society have changed as a  result of this war that President Putin has unleashed.  Raimund Löw talks about this with a high-ranking expert directly in  Moscow, Andrei Kolesnikov. Andrei Kolesnikov is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for  International Peace. His research focuses on the major trends shaping  Russian domestic politics, with particular focus on ideological shifts  inside Russian society. He also works with the Gaidar Institute for  Economic Policy, is member of the board of the Yegor Gaidar Foundation  and of the Committee of Civil Initiatives (the Alexei Kudrin Committee). He previously was the managing editor of Novaya Gazeta newspaper and  served as deputy editor in chief of Izvestia and The New Times. Novaya  Gazeta had to close its office last year in Russia. Novaja Gazetta  Europe, is publishing from Latvia. He has won numerous journalism awards, and he is the author of several  books.  Raimund Löw, Journalist, Historian, Author, Director of Falter Radio,  former ORF-Correspondent in Moscow, Washington, Brussels and Beijing ZOOM Talk, recorded January 17, 2023