Event Invitation
Join us for a screening of "Shadows of the Empire"
 on the fif th anniversary of Russia’s attempted annexation of Crimea
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

5:00 p.m.

The Mortara Center
Georgetown University
3600 N. Street NW
Washington, DC 20007

5:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Opening reception and introduction to the film

5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Film Screening

6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. D ebate on
"Consequences of unresolved conflicts in
the former Soviet Union"

Authentic Polish snacks will be served

Admission is free but registration is required.
Due to the limited availability of seats, early registration is recommended.
"Shadows of the Empire”
How to live in the shadow of an empire? How can you think about the future if all you see through the window are barbed wire, armored vehicles and tanks? Aleksey from Nagorno-Karabakh, Timur from Ukraine, and Alexander from Georgia face these questions every day. These three men differ in almost every aspect of their lives, but each of them experiences the same consequences of war. The film follows people involved in the already-forgotten border conflicts that occurred after the USSR collapsed and are still alive due to Russian imperial policy. ( www.polishdocs.pl )


Speakers:

Professor Przemysław Żurawski vel Grajewski , College of Europe in Natolin/ Diplomatic Academy of the MFA of Poland

Tomasz Grzywaczewski, Journalist and Author of "Dream Boundaries: About Unrecognized States", " Shadows of the Empire" co-director/co-writer

Ambassador Kenneth Yalowitz , Professor of Government at Georgetown University

Professor Angela Stent , CERES Director at Georgetown University
Event organized by:

the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, DC

and

the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies at Georgetown University