ORGANISED AND SUPPORTED BY:

MOSCOW SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE (BUDAPEST): HESP PROGRAMME COUNCIL OF EUROPE

BRITISH EMBASSY IN “AVEX” COMPANY (SANKT-PETERSBURG) “BEREGA” FOUNDATION (SANKT-PETERSBURG) CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW-YORK MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF IRELAND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF FINLAND NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY ROYAL NORWEGIAN EMBASSY IN RUSSIA SUPPORTERS OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN RUSSIA (SCSR) SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY (SIDA)

PARTICIPANTS OF THE SEMINAR OF THE SCHOOL OF POLITICAL STUDIES MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA

The Moscow School of Political Studies was established in 1992 as a non-governmental organisation with its mission to promote development of democratic institution and civil society in Russia. Sunday, 27 MAY

10.00 – 13.00 Seminar opening ceremony: Elena Nemirovskaya, Founder and Director, Moscow School of Political Studies Sir Rodric Braithwaite, Chairman of the International Advisory Board, Moscow School of Political Studies Justin Harman, Ambassador of Ireland to the Russian Federation Oinvid Nordsletten, Ambassador of Norway to the Russian Federation

Session: Politics Russia in the Modern World Konstantin Kosachev (Russia)

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 – 16.00 Session: Law and Politics Structure of the State in Russia and Liberal Values Vladimir Pligin (Russia)

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee-break

16.30 – 18.00 Session: Law and Politics Local Self-Government in Russia Vladimir Mokry (Russia)

18.00 – 18.30 Coffee-break

18.30 – 20.00 Session: Mass Media and Politics How Media Masks Society? Vladimir Pozner (Russia)

20.00 – 21.00 Dinner

21.00 – 22.30 Round table: Successes and Failures of the Russian Transformation Alexander Sogomonov (Russia)

2 Monday, 28 MAY

9.30 – 11.00 Session: Society and Politics New Challenges to Democracy and Human Rights in Today’s Europe Alvaro Gil-Robles (Spain)

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break

11.30 – 13.00 Session: Society and Politics New Challenges to Democracy and Human Rights in Today’s Russia Vladimir Lukin (Russia)

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 15.30 Session: Politics Competing for influence – Russia, China and the West Greg Hands (United Kingdom)

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee- break

16.00 – 17.30 Session: Society and Politics Economy and Politics Petr Schedrovitsky (Russia)

17.30– 18.00 Coffee-break

18.00 – 19.30 Session: Politics and Society Dead-end of Political Process and the Agenda for Public Life Alexander Auzan (Russia)

19.30– 20.30 Dinner

20.30 – 22.00 Round table: Democracy and Political Stability Alexander Sogomonov (Russia)

3 Tuesday, 29 MAY

9.30 – 11.00 Session: Politics Future of US-Russian Relations William Burns (USA)

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break

11.30 – 13.00 Session: Politics Russia and Traditional West Sergei Karaganov (Russia)

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 – 16.30 Session: Politics How Democracy Works in the EU? Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (European Parliament)

16.30 – 17.00 Coffee-break

17.00 – 19.00 Session: Politics The Breaking of Nations Urban Ahlin (Sweden)

19.00 – 20.00 Dinner

20.00 – 22.00 Round table: Democracy and Pluralism Alexander Sogomonov (Russia)

4 Wednesday, 30 MAY

09.30 – 11.00 Session: Politics Bringing NATO and Russia Together Lord George Robertson (United Kingdom)

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break

11.30 – 13.00 Session: Business and Politics Communication in Business Roger Munnings (United Kingdom)

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 16.30 Session: Civil Society and Politics Civil Society in Transition Period Vyacheslav Bakhmin (Russia)

New Tendencies in the Development of Civil Society in Russia Ludmila Alexeeva (Russia)

16.30 – 17.00 Coffee-break

17.00 – 19.00 Round table: Civil Society and Civic Nation in Russia Alexander Sogomonov (Russia)

19.00 – 20.00 Dinner

20.00 – 22.00 Session: Politics Dialogue Alexander Voloshin (Russia)

5 Thursday, 31 May

9.30 – 11.00 Session: Business and Politics Why economy needs democracy? Yaroslav Lissovolik (Russia)

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break

11.30 – 13.00 Session: Business and Society Economy, Business and Modern Institutions Dmitry Zimin (Russia)

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 15.30 Session: Economy and Society Russian economy and politics: new challenges, new decisions Evgeny Gavrilenkov (Russia)

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee-break

16.00 – 17.30 Session: Politics Political Process in Russia in an Election Year Andrei Vorobiev (Russia)

17.30 – 18.00 Coffee-break

18.00 – 19.30 Session: Politics Can Europe have a Common Foreign Policy? Stanislas de Laboulaye (France)

19.30 – 20.30 Dinner

20.30 – 22.00 Round table: Russia of the Regions Alexander Sogomonov (Russia)

6 Friday, 1 JUNE

9.30 – 11.00 Session: Mass Media and Politics PR and How to Handle Media? Nicolas Walters (United Kingdom)

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-break

11.30 – 13.00 Session: Society and Politics Debate over Nation Building Projects in Modern Russia Alexei Miller (Russia)

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 15.30 Session: Politics and Energy Russian Energy Policy: Myths and Facts Vladimir Milov (Russia)

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee-break

16.00 – 17.30 Session: Politics Elections 2007-2008: Attempt at a Forecast Vladimir Ryzhkov (Russia)

17.30 – 18.00 Coffee-break

18.00 – 19.30 Session: Economy and Politics Role of Business in the Modern Russia Sergei Petrov (Russia)

19.30 – 20.30 Dinner

20.30 – 22.00 Round table: Future of the Russian Regionalism Alexander Sogomonov (Russia)

7 Saturday, 2 JUNE

09.30 – 11.30 Session: Society and Mass Media Repentance as a Phenomenon of Culture Anne Applebaum (USA) Alexander Arkhangelsky (Russia) Arseniy Roginsky (Russia) Zoya Eroshok (Russia) Presentation of the book by Anne Applebaum “GULAG. A History”

11.30 – 12.00 Coffee-break

12.00 – 14.00 Session: Politics and Society The Collapse of the Empire Egor Gaidar (Russia)

14.00 – 15.00 Lunch

15.00 – 17.00 Session: Economy and Politics Competitiveness of Russian Economy Arkady Dvorkovitch (Russia)

17.00 – 17.30 Coffee-break

17.30 – 19.00 Session: Politics and Philosophy The Society of “Free Individuals” Yuri Senokossov (Russia)

19.00 – 19.30 Coffee-break

19.30 – 21.00 Round table: Democracy and Freedom Alexander Sogomonov (Russia)

21.00 – 21.30 Closing ceremony: Elena Nemirovskaya, Founder and Director of the Moscow School of Political Studies Yury Senokossov, Director of the Publishing Programme, Moscow School of Political Studies

21.30 Closing day buffet

8 EXPERTS

AHLIN, Urban MP, Swedish Parliament, Deputy Chairman (Sweden) of the Foreign Relations Committee

ALEXEEVA, Ludmila President, Moscow-Helsinki Group (Russia)

APPLEBAUM, Anne Journalist, Washington Post; Winner of the (USA) 2004 Pulitzer Prize

ARKHANGELSKY, Author and presenter of “Tem vremenem” Alexander TV program (Russia)

AUZAN, Alexander President of the National Project Institute – (Russia) Social Contract

BAKHMIN, Vyacheslav Consultant, Charles Steward Mott (Russia) Foundation (Russia)

BRAITHWAITE, Sir Rodric Chairman of the Advisory Board, Moscow (United Kingdom) School of Political Studies; British Ambassador to USSR and Russia (1988–1992)

BURKOV, Sergei Director of internal audit department, (Russia) TNK-BP

BURNS, William Ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to Russia

DVORKOVITCH, Arkadiy Head of Expert department, Administration (Russia) of the President of the Russian Federation

EROSHOK, Zoya Observer, “Novaya gazeta” Newspaper (Russia)

GAIDAR, Egor Director, Institute of Economy in Transition (Russia)

9 GAVRILENKOV, Evgeny Executive Director, Chief Economist of (Russia) “Troika Dialog” Investment Company

GIL-ROBLES, Alvaro Professor, Madrid University; Commissioner (Spain) for Human Rights of the Council of Europe (1999–2006)

GRAF LAMBSDORFF, MP, European Parliament Alexander (European Parliament)

HANDS, Greg MP, British Parliament (United Kingdom)

HARMAN, Justine Ambassador of Ireland to the Russian (Ireland) Federation

HAMPSON, Keith Consultant, Democracy International Ltd. (United Kingdom)

KARAGANOV, Sergei Chairman of the Presidium Council, Council (Russia) of Foreign and Defence Policy

KOSACHEV, Konstantin MP, Russian State Duma; Chairman of the (Russia) Foreign Relations Committee

LISSOVOLIK, Yaroslav Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Group in (Russia) Russia

DE LABOULAYE, Stanislas Ambassador of France to the Russian (France) Federation

LUKIN, Vladimir Commissioner for Human Rights (Russia) of the Russian Federation

MILLER, Alexei Professor of Central European University (Russia) (Budapest); Senior Researcher of the Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Science (ISISS RAS)

10 MILOV, Vladimir President, Institute of Energy Policy (Russia)

MOKRY, Vladimir Chairman of the Committee on Local Self (Russia) Government, Russian State Duma

MUNNINGS, Roger Chairman/ CEO; Chairman, KPMG’s Global (United Kingdom) Energy & Natural Resources Practice

NEMIROVSKAYA, Elena Fonder and Director, Moscow School (Russia) of Political Studies

NORDSLETTEN, Oinvid Ambassador of Norway to Russia (Norway)

PLIGIN, Vladimir Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional (Russia) Legislation, Russian State Duma

PETROV, Sergei Chairman, ROLF Group of Companies (Russia)

Lord George ROBERTSON NATO Secretary General (1999–2003); (United Kingdom) Chairman Cable & Wireless International

ROGINSKY, Arseny Chairman of the Board, “Memorial” (Russia)

POZNER, Vladimir President, Academy of Russian Television (Russia)

RYZHKOV, Vladimir MP, Russia State Duma (Russia)

SCHEDROVITSKY, Petr President, School of Cultural Politics (Russia)

SENOKOSSOV, Yury Director, Publishing Programme, Moscow (Russia) School of Political Studies

SOGOMONOV, Alexander Academic Director, Centre for Sociological (Russia) Education, Institute of Sociology RAS

11 VOLOSHIN, Alexander Chairman of the Board, RAO “UES (Russia) of Russia”

VOROBIEV, Andrei Head of Central Executive Committee (Russia) of the “United Russia” Political Party

WALTERS, Nicolas Chief Executive of MS & L Public Rela- tions, (United Kingdom) London

ZAKHAROV, Andrei Deputy Director, Moscow School of Political (Russia) Studies

ZIMIN, Dmitry President, “Dynasty” Foundation (Russia) of Non-profit Programmes; Honorary resident of “VIMPELCOM” Company

12 PARTICIPANTS

ABDRAKHMANOV Marat Deputy Chair, Yamal-Nenets (Tyumen region, Siberia) Administrative District Duma

ADALAEV Unkha Deputy Chairman, Committee for State (Republic of Chechnya, Order Republic of Chechnya South Russia)

ADJIEV Daud Executive Officer, Permanent (Republic of Dagestan, Representation of Dagestan Republic South Russia) under the President

ALIKHADJIEVA Zina Deputy Assistant , Chechnya Republic (Republic of Chechnya, Parliament South Russia)

AMBROSIEV Alexey Deputy Editor-in-Chief, “Il Tumen” (Republic of Sakha, Newspaper Far East)

ANDRIYANOV, Sergey Deputy, Republican Legislative Assembly (Republic of Karelia North West)

ANTZIFEROVA Victoria Deputy Assistant , Regional Legislative (Arkhangelsk region, Assembly North West)

ARAPKHANOVA Leila Head of Analysis, Planning and Strategic (Republic of Ingushetia Department, Ministry of Public and South Russia) International Relations

ASADULLIN Flur Deputy, Republican State Council (Republic of Bashkortostan, Volga basin)

AVTURKHANOV Elan Doctoral Candidate, Plekhanov Academy (Republic of Chechnya, of Economy South Russia)

13 BAGIEV Alan Deputy Minister, Ministry of Youth, (Republic Physical Culture and Sport of Northern Osetia – Alania, South Russia)

BAGLAI Andrei Director, “Tinned food factory” Company (Republic of Bashkortostan, Volga basin)

BAKHIR Anton Head, “Pavlovskoe gorodskoe poselenie” (Leningrad region, Municipal Council North West)

BATAEV Alexei Consultant, Department of External (Republic Policy, Republic Administration of Northern Osetia – Alania, South Russia)

BEKETOV Nikolai Head, Regional Branch of “Molodaya (Kaliningrad region, Gvardia Edinoy Rossii” Movement North West)

BIRIN Seigei Deputy, Kaluga City Council (Kaluga region, Central Russia)

BOCHAROVA Tatiana Director, Institute of Regional Policy and (Belgorod region Legislation under the Regional Central Russia) Government

BOCHKAREV Vassily Deputy, Yoshkar-Ola City Council (Republic of Mari-El, Volga basin)

BOGDANOV Yuriy Executive Director, “Consultant Plus” SPS (Lipetsk region, Political Party Information Center Central Russia)

BOLDURINOVA Elena Editor of Political Section, “Publishing (Kalmykia republic House “Izvestiya Kalmykii” South Russia)

14 BOLKVADZE ARSEN Deputy, Perm City Duma (Perm region, the Urals)

BOLSHAKOV Sergei Deputy Director, North West Academy of (Novgorod region, State Service, Veliky Novgorod Regiona Central Russia) l Branch

BONDAREV Mikhail General Director, “KABO” Company (Smolensk region Central Russia)

BREJNEV Alexey Deputy, Volgodonsk City Duma ( region, South Russia)

BREZGINA Vera Editor of News Section, “Elistinskaya (Republic of Kalmykia Panorama” Newspaper South Russia)

BRYANTZEV Pavel Director, “Marketing Higher School” (Lipetsk region, Non-Governmental Educational Central Russia) Institution

BULANKIN Vadim Deputy, City Council (Republic of Chuvashia, Volga basin)

BYKODOROVA Lubov Judge, Regional Arbitrary Court (Stavropol region, South Russia)

CHABLIN Anton Reporter, “Open for All and Everybody” (Stavropol region, Newspaper South Russia)

CHERNYSHOV Mikhail Assistant to MP, Council of Federation, (Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federal Assembly South Russia)

15 CHUNDETZOV Alexander Chairman, “Krasnoyarsky Selsovet” (Astrakhan region, Municipal Council South Russia)

DANILOV Grigory Deputy, Cheboksary Municipal Council (Republic of Chuvashia, Volga basin)

DEMINA Svetlana PR Manager, “Profit” Humanitarian- (Altay region, Siberia) Technology Agency

DJAPPUEV Mussa Chief Manager, “Institute for Youth (Republic Problems” NGO of Kabardino-Balkariya, South Russia)

DMITRACHKOV Igor Press Secretary, Assistant to the Governor (Orenburg region, Volga basin)

DOBROVOLSKAYA Anna Reporter, Youth Movement for Human (Belgorod region Rights Central Russia)

DOROKHIN Valeriy Deputy, Regional Council (Lipetsk region, Central Russia)

EFENDIEV Fuad Deputy, Parliament (Republic of Kabardino-Balkariya, South Russia)

EFREMOVA Irina Press Secretary to the Head, “Edinaya (Moscow) Rossia” Political Party, Central Executive Committee

EGOROV Nikolay Deputy, “Amginsky Nasleg” Municipal (Republic of Sakha, Council Far East)

16 ELISEEV Mikhail Columnist, “Gazeta “Vpered” Newspaper (Moscow)

EMGENOV Sanal Chief Specialist, Managing Department (Republic of Kalmykia, of the Youth Policy, Kalmykia State South Russia) University

ERMOLENKO Igor Head of Administration on Cooperation (Samara region, with NGO, “Samara” District Volga basin) Administration

EVLIKOVA Viktoria Reporter, Radio Presenter, “Ekho Moskvy ( region, in Yaroslavl” Central Russia)

FADEICHEV Pavel Central Russia)Deputy, Zavolzhsky (Yaroslavl region, Municipal Council

FANDEEV GRIGORY Deputy, Regional Legislative Council (Republic of Karelia North West)

FEDOROV Alexey Director, Institute of Political and (Rostov region, South Region) Mediametrical Studies

GARMONOVA Anna Director, “Soyuz Gorozhan” Educational (Voronezh region, and Formative Programs Central Russia)

GLAZKOV Maxim Deputy, Likino-Dulevo Municipal Council (Moscow region, Central Russia)

GOLDOBIN Igor Consultant, Administration of the (Perm region, the Urals) Interaction with Local Authorities, Apparatus of Regional Legislative Council

GOLOVACH Elena Former Special Assistant to the Head, (Astrakhan region, Administration of the Kharabalinsky South Russia) District

17 GOMA Maxim Executive Director, “Erel” (Republic of Sakha, Far East) Non-Government Pension Fund

GONTAREVA Anastasia Free-lance Correspondent, “University (Republic life” Newspaper of Kabardino-Balkariya, South Russia)

GORKUNOVA Tatiana Executive Director, Center (Sverdlovsk region, “Co-operation” Organization the Urals)

GREBENYUK Tatiana Project Manager, “Business network of (Tomsk region, Siberia) the Pan-Russian Council of Local Authorities in Tomsk Region”

GRECHANYUK Ekaterina Head of Regional Projects, School of (Republic of Mordovia, Young Leaders Volga basin)

GRUSHEVSKY Dmitry General Director, “Kommersant – (Volgograd region, Nizhnee Povolzhie” Newspaper South Russia)

GUMASHVILI Malkhaz Finance Director, “Academia” Company (Moscow)

GURIEVA Marina Director, Regional Branch of “Zolotoy ( region, Far East) Rog” Publishing Company

IGNATIEV Victor Head, “Cherdaklinsky district” Municipal (Ulyanovsk region, Council Volga basin)

IVAGIN Dmitriy General Director, “Insider” AD Agency (Nizhny Novgorod region, Volga basin)

IVANOV Vladimir Deputy, Cheboksary Municipal Council (Republic of Chuvashia, Volga basin)

18 IVANOVA Marina Reporter, “Vostok-Teleinform” (Republic of Buryatiya, Informational Agency Siberia)

IVANTAEV Alexei Deputy, Cheboksary Municipal Council (Republic of Chuvashia, Volga basin)

KALYAEV Roman Deputy, Cheboksary City Council (Republic of Chuvashia, Volga basin)

KAMAKINA Olga Associate Professor, State Academy of (Yaroslavl region, Aviation Technology Rybinsk Central Russia)

KANAEV Sergey Editor-in-Chief, “Avtopravo v Kuzbasse” (Kemerovo region, Siberia) Newspaper

KARACHAKOVA Olga Reporter, “IRTA-Abacan” (Republic of Khakasiya, Siberia)

KARPOV Andrey Deputy Head, “Red Bridge” Regional (Orel region, Central Russia) Civic Organization

KASHNIKOV Alexander Journalist, “Ural-Press-Inform” (Chelyabinsk region, Information-and-Analysis Agency the Urals)

KASTORNOVA Elena Head of Analytic and Informational (Orel region, Central Russia) Administration, Regional Department of Economic Policy

KAZAKOV Alexei Deputy, Smolensk City Council (Smolensk region Central Russia)

KAZAKOV Vadim Professor, State Teacher’s Training (Republic of Chuvashia, University of Chuvashia Volga basin)

19 KAZARINA Olga Coordinator, “Youth Movement for (Ivanovo region, Human Rights” Informational Programs Central Russia)

KHABIBULLAEVA Oksana Head, PR Service “AstrachanGazProm” (Astrakhan region, South Russia)

KHAMTZOVA Lilia Chairman, Council of “Together towards (Novosibirsk region, Siberia) the Future” NGO

KHRAMOV Alexei Director, “Penzensky Regional Centre (Penza region, Volga basin) Assistance to Innovation”

KHRAMOV Konstantin Deputy Chairman, Regional Accounting (Stavropol region, Chamber South Russia)

KHRUNOVA Irina Lawyer, Advocatory Chamber (Republic of Tatarstan, Volga basin)

KHUDYAEV Sergey North West)Head, Regional branch (Leningrad region, of “Delovaya Rossia” Organization

KHUSAINOV Abubakar Member, Advisory Board of “Kovcheg” (Republic of Chechnya, Organization for Human Rights Protection South Russia)

KIM-SULKHANOVA Zhanna Deputy, Essentuki City Council (Stavropol region, South Russia)

KLEIMENOVA Galina Head, Regional branch of “Yabloko” (Krasnodar region, Political Party South Russia)

KLIMENKOV Sergey Director, “AVEKS” Company (Leningrad region, North West)

20 KOLESNIKOV Sergei Director General, “PR Corpus” Company (Moscow, Central Russia)

KOROVIN Alexander Director, “Smekhnov-Korovin” (Stavropol region, AD Agency South Russia)

KOSTERIN Igor Head of Expert-Analytical Group, “PR (Moscow, Central Russia) Corpus” Company

KOSTORNOV Ivan Regional Expert, Foundation (Republic of Komi, for Development and Informational Policy Volga basin)

KOVALENKO Alexey Chairman, “Khibiny” Motor Club (Murmansk region, North West)

KOVYRSHIN Yury Consultant, Apparatus of the (Lipetsk region, Commissioner for Human Rights Central Russia)

KRAVCHENKO Yulia Press Secretary, Administration of (Krasnoyarsky region, Leninsky Municipal District Siberia)

KREMLEV Vyacheslav Director, “Gas Company Vologodskaya” (Vologda region, North West)

KULTIN Kirill Chairman, Commission for Investment and (Nizhny Novgorod region, Development of Business Enterprises, Volga basin) City Duma,

KUTYREVA Ekaterina President, “Supporter’s Moscow (Moscow) Association”

LEGOTINA Elena Project Manager, “Smile” Leisure Trade (Murmansk region, Union Centre North West)

21 LETEMINA Irina Deputy, Sysertsk City Council (Sverdlovsk region, the Urals)

LITVINOV Yury Chairman, “Human Rights, Charitable and (Kirov region, Volga basin) Educational Centre “Egida” NGO

LITVINOVA Tatiana General Director, HR Technologies Center (Rostov region, South Russia)

LOGINOV Alexey Head, PR Department, (Lipetsk region, City Administration Central Russia)

LYASCHENKO Victoria Chief Specialist, Apparatus of (Republic of Komi, Commissioner for Human Rights Volga basin)

MAGOMEDOV Mikail Leading Expert, National Bank of Republic (Republic of Dagestan, of Dagestan, Bank of Russia South Russia)

MAKAROV Pavel Deputy, Regional Legislative Assembly (Perm region, the Urals)

MALLYAMOV Ranis Head, Silikatnensky Municipal (Ulyanovsk region, Council Volga basin)

MALYANOV Evgeniy Deputy, “Novospassky District” (Ulyanovsk region, Municipal Council Volga basin)

MAMRUKOV Nikokolay Deputy to Manager, “Crisis Managers (Republic of Sakha, Guild” Far East)

MARKHIEV Magomed Minister, PR and International Relations (Republic of Ingushetia, South Region) 22 MASLYUK Dmitry HR Manager, “Stavropolsky Broiler” (Stavropol region, South Russia)

MERKULOVA Ekaterina Head of Public, Political Monitoring, (Lipetsk region, New Projects Section, PR Department Central Russia) of City Administration

MURZIN Edward Deputy, State Assembly; Chairman, (Republic of Bashkortostan, “Minorities Right”, NGO Volga basin)

MYAKIEV Zurab Deputy Minister, Ministry of Youth Policy, (Republic of Ingushetia Sport and Tourism South Russia)

NARTOV Konstantin Deputy, Stavropol City Council (Stavropol region, South Russia)

NEDELYA Elena Reporter, “Vesti-Kaliningrad” (Kaliningrad region, New Programs North West)

NEGURITZA Konstantin Chairman, “Gorod Peresvet” Municipal (Moscow) Council

NIKONOROV Dmitry Deputy, Cheboksary City Council (Republic of Chuvashia, Volga basin)

NUZHNAYA Olga Assistant to General PR Director, (Tomsk region Siberia) Non-Profit Partnership of Businessmen and Manufacturers

OBUKHOV Roman Chairman, Kinel-Cherkasski Municipal (Samara region, Volga basin) Council

ORLOV Alexey Former Special Assistant to the Head, (Tyumen region, Siberia) Tobolsk City Administration

23 OSIPOV Petr Assistant to MP, Russian State Duma (Republic of Chuvashia, Volga basin)

PAL’GUEV Alexander Assistant to MP, Russian State Duma (Samara region, Volga basin)

PETROVA Olga Head of the Department, Informational (Leningrad region, Center of Leningradskaya Atomic Power North West) Station

PINSKY Oleg Chairman, Nadezhinsky Municipal (Primorskiy region, Far East) Council

PLYUSNIN Anton Chairman, Executive Committee of (Khabarovsk region, “Moi Krai” Regional Youth Public Far East) Movement

PODOL’NYI Boris Director, “Muzart-B” Association (Vologda region, North West)

POLAT Natalia Reporter, “Izvestia” Newspaper (Ulyanovsk region, Volga basin)

POLIVTZEVA Valentina Special Reporter, Federal TV and Radio (Republic of Chuvashia, Company “Chuvashia” Volga basin)

PONOMAREV Sergei Expert, Perm Civil Court (Perm region, the Urals)

PORONOVA Tatiana Former Special Assistant to the Head, (Irkutsk region, Siberia) Angarsk City Administration

POZHAROV Vladimir Deputy Head, Committee for Budget and (Saratov region, Financial Policy, Regional Duma Volga basin)

24 PRONKINA Vera Manager, “Center for Developing of (Novosibirsk region, Siberia) Parliamentarism and Self-Administration” Regional NGO

RADKOV Vladislav Chief Specialist of Youth Commission, (Samara region, Toliatti Municipal City Administration Volga basin)

RAIKOV Dmitry Director, “Republican Center for Rights (Republic Violation and Drug and Alcohol Abuse of Northern Osetia – Prevention among Youth and Teenagers” Alania, South Russia)

RED’KIN Alexander Deputy, Tbilissi Settling Municipal (Krasnodar region, Council South Russia)

REZNICHENKO Valentina South Russia)Deputy Chairman, (Krasnodar region, “South Wave” NGO

ROMOKHOV Dmitry Head, Executive Committee of (Astrakhan region, “Pan-Russian Council South Russia) of Self-Administration”

RUKAVISHNIKOVA Elena Editor, “Art-fact” Newspaper (Republic of Kabardino-Balkariya, South Russia)

SARYCHEV Pavel Head, Informational Section (Khabarovsk region, of “Radiostation “East of Russia” Far East)

SAVOCHKINA Ludmila Deputy Chairman, Committee for Social (Saratov region, Policy, Regional Duma Volga basin)

SEMENIKHIN Eugeniy Deputy Chairman, Committee for (Altay region, Siberia) Education, Science, Culture and Youth Policy; Regional Council

25 SERGEEV Maxim Deputy, Novouralsky City Council (Sverdlovsk region the Urals)

SHAMIS Eugenia General Director, “Personal Touch” (Moscow region, Training and Consulting Bureau Central Russia)

SHANINA Ekaterina Reporter “Tyumenskie Izvestia” newspaper (Tyumen region, Siberia)

SHELEMENTIEV Sergey Deputy Chairman, Committee for (Penza region, Volga basin) Economy, Investment Policy and Formation of Pricing, City Administration

SIBAGATULLIN Rinat Director, “Civic Position” Non-Profit (Republic of Mari El Organization Volga basin)

SINAYSKIY Andrey Chairman, “Sodeistvie” NGO (Krasnoyarsky region, Siberia)

SKLYAROV Dmitry Deputy Editor-in-Chief, “Magnitogorsky (Chelyabinsk region, Metall” Newspaper the Urals)

SKVORTZOV Vassyliy Chairman of the Board, “Center” Regional (Ivanovo region, Non-Profit Partnership Central Russia)

SOKOLOVA Natalia Advisor to the Vice- Governor, Youth (Pskov region, North West) Political Department of Regional Administration

SOLONNIKOV Dmitry Director, First Humanitarian –Technology (Leningrad region, Corporation in St. Petersbourg North West)

SOSNIN Dmitry Head of the Department, Apparatus of the (Ulyanovsk region, Regional Government Volga basin)

26 SPITSYN Roman Deputy, Youth Parliament (Ryazan region, Central Russia)

STAFEEV Vyacheslav Chief, Department for Economic (Vologda region, Crime Control North West)

STARKOV Andrey Director, “Magnitogorsky House of (Chelyabinsk region, Cinema” the Urals)

STEPANOV Vladimir Deputy, “Zhigulevsk” Municipal Council (Samara region, Volga basin)

STRELNIKOV Alexander General Director, “Factory ( region, Siberia) Omsk Jeweller”

SULTANOV Ilshat Special Representative, Executive (Republic Committee of the World-Wide Bashkir of Bashkortostan, Council in EU countries Volga basin)

TARASOV, Vadim Deputy, City Council (Kursk region, Central Russia)

TKHOSTOV Murat Head, Internal Policy Department; (Republic Deputy Head of the Administration and of Northern Osetia – Government Alania, South Russia)

TOROPOV Alexander Chairman, Committee of State Order (Vologda region, North West)

TZAGARAEV Marat Head of the Department, Ministry for (Republic Youth, Physical Culture and Sport of Northern Osetia – Alania, South Russia)

27 TZIPENKO Irina Former Special Assistant to the Head, (Irkutsk region, Siberia) Angara Municipal Administration

USHAKOV Roman Deputy Chairman of the Department, (Republic of Chuvashia, Republic State Committee for Volga basin) Communication and Informatization

VENEVTZEVA Veronika PR Advisor, Ministry of Information (Orenburg region, Policy, Public and External Relations Volga basin)

VIRYUZHSKAYA Anna Head of Administration, “Samara” (Samara region, Volga basin) Municipal Council

VISHNEVSKIY Konstantin Director, “StavAV” PR Agency (Stavropol region, South Russia)

YAKHIKHANOV Zelimkhan Observer, “Molodezhnaya Smena” (Republic of Chechnya, Newspaper South Russia)

YUNUSOV Reshid Head of Analytic Department, (Republic of Chechnya, Humanitarian Studies Center South Russia)

ZAGVOZKINA Yulia Deputy Head of Apparatus, Regional (Ivanovo region, Branch of “Spravedlivaya Rossiya” Central Russia) Political Party

ZAKHAROVA Natalia Press Secretary, Chairman (Khanty-Mansiisky of the Nefteyugansk Municipal Duma Administrative district – Ugra, the Urals)

ZHEDYAEV Oleg Head, “Civil Strategy” Community (Republic of Karachaevo- Development Center Cherkessiya, South Russia)

28 PARTICIPANTS FROM ARMENIA

ARUTYUNYAN Aram Executive Director, “Youth Legal and Social Support Center”, NGO

DZHAVADYAN Manvel Director, “Youth Program Organization Center”

SHARMAZANOV Eduard Deputy, National Assembly

SUKIASYAN Aram Editor-in-Chief, “Culture” Armenian TV Channel

PARTICIPANTS FROM BELORUSSIA

VUSIK Marina Manager, “Selskie Tekhnologii”

PARTICIPANTS FROM KAZAKHSTAN

AIMAGAMBETOV Deputy, Karaganda Municipal Council Askhat

KUMYSBEKOV Aibek Executive Director, “Liga of Youth “Ansar” NGO

NIGMETOV Artur Reporter, “Azat” Newspaper

PARTICIPANTS FROM KIRGIZIA

KARYPBEKOV Ilim Director, Social Fund “Media Representative Institute”

SUPANALIEV Bekzhan PR Specialist, Community Development and Investment Agency

29 PARTICIPANTS FROM LATVIA

DREIZHE Brigita Consultant, on Society Integration

KUZMINA Irina Professor, Liepai Teacher’s Training Academy

UMBRASHKO Andrey Vice President, Merchant Seamen Trade Union

PARTICIPANTS FROM UZBEKISTAN

SHABANOV Obid Director, “Bukhara Media Grand” Company

PARTICIPANTS FROM UKRAINE

LESCHENKO Alexey Leader, Dnepropetrovsk Regional Youth Civic Organization, Public Party

YURKINA Elena Director, “Zodiac TV”

30 Managers of the seminar:

Inna Berezkina Nadezhda Fedorova Evgeny Grekov Svetalana Radkevich Marina Tonkikh

Interpreters

Alexander Kazachkov Nataliya Petrova Sergei Savchenko Mikhael Zagot

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