The Legacy of Stalinism: Debate on Boris Akunin’s New Book
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: February 27, 2026, 19:00 – 21:00
Although Stalin’s reign of terror was condemned in the Soviet Union itself immediately after the death of one of the worst totalitarian leaders in history, Putin’s Russia today refers to it in numerous ways and directly continues Stalin’s imperial policy.
Three leading experts on Russia will discuss the legacy of Stalinism in relation to a new book by exiled Russian writer Boris Akunin: translator and journalist Libor Dvořák, commentator Alexandr Mitrofanov and editor-in-chief of Voxpot Vojtěch Boháč.