Exploring strategies of survival, community-building, and political resistance under repression with members of the Russian LGBTQ+ initiatives. Moderated by Elena Kostyuchenko (Russian journalist and Visiting Scholar in the Department of Slavic & Eurasian Studies at Duke University) and Graeme Robertson (CSEEES Director and Distinguished Professor of Political Science). This event is part of Fightback! Resisting Authoritarianism in Today’s World, a two-week program organized by the UNC Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies; the Authoritarian Politics Lab at UNC-CH; the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at Duke University; the Duke Human Rights Center; and the Franklin Humanities Institute. All events are open to the public. UNC events are CLE approved. View Program. https://cseees.unc.edu/events/category/fightback-resisting-authoritarianism-in-todays-world/ - this link is to register and find the zoom link CLE CREDIT!!