Andrey Aksenov. Lecture titled "The Empire's Turn to the Right" in Barcelona 18 October 2026

Andrey Aksenov in Barcelona. Lecture: “The Empire’s Turn to the Right.”

Andrey Aksenov is a history popularizer, host of the podcast “The Decline of the Empire,” and a researcher of Russian imperial culture.
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