The Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication will screen Oscar-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin by Pavel Talankin on Monday 9 November.
An undercover look inside a small Russian town and its school.
A powerful investigation into how the state uses education to shape political attitudes in times of conflict. A story of teachers caught between patriotism and personal conscience under an authoritarian system.
Post-film Discussion
The round table discussion will examine civic disengagement, state propaganda, the militarisation of education, and the challenges faced by individuals living under authoritarian rule.
Speakers and Participants
Dr Michael Weatherburn, CLCC Humanities and Social Science Field Leader; Catherine Partridge, Independent Journalist; Olga Hutchins, Author of Blood and Silence: One Belarusian Family’s Survival and a Nation’s Long Hope for Freedom, Alena Boykova, Russian Coordinator, CLCC; lecturers and students from Imperial College London.
Admission free — all are welcome. Please register using the links below/left.