Regional Centre for Development of Public Diplomacy and International Relations named after Yevgeniy M. Primakov

On May 20, 2025, the SinoClub Primakov Centre hosted a screening of the Chinese-Kazakh film “The Composer”, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. And we want to share our impressions with you! The event was held in a warm and sincere atmosphere. The audience was interested in the story, based on real events that took place in the 1940s. The film “The Composer” tells about the fate of the Chinese composer Xian Xinghai, who, finding himself in Alma Ata during the war, found not only inspiration for creativity, but also true friendship. The story …

The Primakov Centre hosted a presentation of the Master’s degree programs of the Faculty of International Relations of the Institute of International Relations and Political Sciences of the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH)! This event attracted the attention of students interested in deepening their knowledge in the field of international relations, foreign regional studies and history. The presentation was attended by: Victoria Ivanovna Zhuravleva, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of American Studies, Deputy Director for Scientific Work at IRPS RSUH; Pavel Alekseevich Anisimov, Lecturer at the Department of Foreign Regional Studies and Foreign Policy, …

On May 18, 2025, the staff of our Primakov Centre took an active part in the Open Day of Samara University! We were glad to welcome future students and their parents who are interested in studying international relations, political science, regional studies and other fields! On this day, we: We talked about the Centre’s activities: We presented our educational and cultural projects, conferences, seminars, workshops and, of course, the Samara Interregional Model of the United Nations! They answered applicants’ questions: They provided information about training areas, admission conditions, internship and employment opportunities. They shared their experiences: They talked about the …

On May 13, 2025, School № 116 named after Hero of the Soviet Union I. V. Panfilov hosted the citywide festival “Young Diplomat.” As part of the festival, Veronika Petrovna Pudovkina, a staff member of the Regional Center for the Development of Public Diplomacy and International Relations named after E. M. Primakov, gave a lecture for students on the topic “Who is a diplomat?” During the lecture, participants of the festival learned about: the main areas of diplomats’ work; which educational paths to choose in order to become a diplomat; how to become involved in international relations in Samara and …

An engaging lecture was held at the Primakov Centre, delivered by Dmitry Vladimirovich Zaitsev, Ph.D. in Philology, Associate Professor at RANEPA and Senior Researcher at the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Analysis of Society, Culture, and History (MIPT, Moscow). The lecture topic — “The Largest Latin Epic and Its Author: Why and How Should We Study Silius Italicus’ Punica in the 21st Century?” — sparked lively interest among students and faculty of Samara University, as well as members of the Pergamen discussion club, who co-organized the event. Dmitry Vladimirovich shared little-known facts about Silius Italicus, the author of the monumental Latin epic …