Please join the Russia and Eurasia Program at The Fletcher School for a talk by Leonid Volkov, former Chief of Staff for Alexei Navalny’s campaign for the 2018 Russian presidential election. He will discuss how opposition political parties campaign in Russia and what the future holds for them. Refreshments will be provided. Attendance is by registration only on Eventbrite.

Since 2016, Leonid Volkov served as Chief of Staff and Campaign Manager for the initiative to get Alexey Navalny registered for the 2018 presidential election in Russia. Volkov is the co-founder, with Navalny and Vladimir Ashurkov, and member of the Central Committee of the Progress Party, Russia’s leading opposition political party. In 2013, during the Moscow mayoral election, Volkov was campaign manager for Navalny, who came in second with 28 percent of the popular vote. From 2009 to 2013, Volkov was elected and served at the Ekaterinburg City Council as its only independent member.