The program of the symposium is:

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17:00

welcome

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17:15

Lecture: The relationship of free critical thinking and artistic creation to Russian state power: a historical classification
Dr. Irina Scherbakowa (Germanist and cultural scientist, founding member of the human rights organization Memorial)

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17:45

Short presentation of imprisoned artists

18:15

Panel 1: Artists in Russian custody. Relatives and loved ones report
Participants: Maria Berkovich (sister Evgeniya Berkovich), Maria Bovenko (girlfriend Lyudmila Razumova), Mikhail Kaluzhsky (friend Svetlana Petriychuk), N.N.
Presented by Susanne Scholl

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19:30

recess

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19:45

Panel 2: Russian Activists in (Vienna) Exile
Participants: Pavel Kogan, Lölja Nordic, Lilia Ozerskaia, Sasha Skorykh
Moderator: N.N.

The event will be held in German and Russian and will be documented on film.

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Attendance is free
Participation in the Blickle Cinema is only possible with a free event ticket.

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