By Sven Hirdman, The Carnegie Moscow Center , Moscow, 2006

Sven Hirdman was Sweden’s ambassador to Russia from 1994 until 2004. For part of that period he was the Dean of the Moscow Diplomatic Corps. A fluent Russian speaker and a keen student of Russia’s past and present, he was among the diplomats with the most astute understanding of Russia.

The many events which he and his wife Marianne held at the Swedish Embassy on Mosfilmovskaya Street often turned into seminars with the city’s most eminent politicians, academics, business people and opinion leaders actively debating the most topical issues of the day. Now retired in Sweden, Sven Hirdman continues to be a great friend and supporter of the Carnegie Moscow Center where he spoke on numerous occasions over the years.

This brochure, written specially for Carnegie, is based on his lectures at the Moscow Institute for International Relations in April 2005 and is expanded to include his wider reflections on Russia’s role in Europe. 

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