Russian Investigative Journalist Elena Kostyuchenko Speaks With MIIS Russian Students

Irene Fernald — 2021-12-06T07:26:12-0800

Russian investigative journalist and special correspondent for the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, Elena Kostyuchenko, spoke in Russian to MIIS students about her experiences reporting in the Donbass region of Ukraine and in Norilsk, Russia. Kostyuchenko provided insights on war and environmental justice and responded to students’ questions.

Russian Mongolia Expert Yury Kruchkin Delivers Online Lecture for MIR

Irene Fernald — 2021-11-15T06:41:51-0800

The Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies (MIR) recently hosted the world’s leading expert on Mongolia-Russia relations, Dr. Yury Kruchkin, for a series of lectures to Russian language students at MIIS and the Defense Language Institute.