Events

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Documentary and discussion

"Lyuba's Hope"

Please join us for a special educational screening of the new documentary on Lyubov Sobol, one of Russia's most prominent pro-democracy activists. To learn more about the film, click HERE.

Lyubov Sobol and director Marianna Yarovskaya will join us - in person! - for a discussion following the film.

Wednesday, November 18th, 4:00pm-6:00pm, followed by a reception, 6:00-6:30.

Marshall Student Center, Oval Theater (MSC 2500).

Marianna Yarovskaya is an award-winning filmmaker whose works include Women of the Gulag.

Lyubov Sobol is a Russian pro-democracy activist, who served as a lawyer for Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation. In 2019, the BBC included her in its annual list of the world’s 100 most influential women, citing her anti-corruption investigations and her exclusion from the Moscow City Duma elections.

A recipient of the Magnitsky Human Rights Award, Lyubov Sobol is one of only 15 members of the Platform for Dialogue with Russian Democratic Forces established by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The group -- whose purpose is to facilitate dialogue between PACE members and Russian democratic leaders -- held its first meeting in Strasbourg in January 2026.