After-Lunch Program: What Would Putin Say?

Why is Vladimir Putin popular among Russians? What are his prospects for remaining in power? And what U.S. policies toward Russia have been successful and not so successful? This talk explores Vladimir Putin's origins in the KGB, his rise to power and the long-term and short-term historical factors behind Russian foreign policy today.  

Coffee/tea and cookies will be available beginning at 1 p.m. The program starts at 1:30.

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Arch Getty is Distinguished Professor of History at UCLA. His seven books and 50 articles on Russia have been published in 10 countries. Getty was a Guggenheim Fellow, a Senior Fellow at Columbia, Harvard, and the Russian Academy of Sciences and a Visiting Scholar at the Sorbonne.

After-Lunch programs are co-sponsored by the UCLA Emeriti Associationand the UCLA Retirees' Association. The associations are led by volunteer retirees who advocate on behalf of all retirees. Your dues support their efforts on your behalf. If you wish to renew or join while at this event, please bring your checkbook.

For this first meeting of the academic year, the UCLA Retirees' Association interest groups will be on hand to tell you more about their activities. Come early or stay after the talk to visit their tables.