Guest lecture with Prof. Semyonov

„From Empire to Nation? The Case of Imperial Transformations of the Russian Empire“ (July 12, 2017)

Was transition from empire to nation seen as inevitable at the time of the Great War and ensued political transformations? Was empire a hopeless archaism in the time of progress and reform? Could democracy be compatible with culturally divided society? Was federalism a natural solution to reformed imperial space?

In his guest lecture Prof. Alexander Semyonov discussed these questions and joined the auditorium in interactive Exchange.