Conference “Not Only Putin: Russian Culture and Imperialism”

On 14 November 2025, together with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Baltic States, we held the international conference Not Only Putin: Russian Culture and Imperialism in Vilnius.

We discussed the links between Russian culture, literature, art and philosophy and imperialism, the relationship between Russian intellectual traditions and imperial ideology, the continuity of tsarist, Soviet and present-day imperialism, and the imperial mindset rooted in Russian society.

The speakers were Donnacha Ó Beacháin, Nataliia Kryvda, Gintautas Mažeikis, Danutė Gailienė, Edgaras Bolšakovas, Nikolai Klimeniouk and Gabrielius Landsbergis. The commentary Not Only Putin: Russian Culture and Imperialism sums up the conference.

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