BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//TYPO3/NONSGML Calendarize//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendarize-nobel-prize-winner-irina-scherbakowa-as-a-guest-reading-fr om-the-key-would-still-fit DTSTAMP:20260213T133936Z DTSTART:20260427T160000Z DTEND:20260427T173000Z SUMMARY:Nobel Prize winner Irina Scherbakowa as a guest - reading from "Th e key would still fit" DESCRIPTION:In her autobiographical book\, Russian opposition activist Iri na Scherbakowa shares her memories of life in Russia after perestroika. Th e co-founder of the human rights organisation Memorial\, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022\, closely interweaves her own experiences a nd social observations with Russian history and politics of the 20th centu ry. Her topic is her active political work\, which continues to this day\, her fight against state terror and for the reappraisal of Stalinism.\nSch erbakowa reports on everyday life and the political awakening in Russia at the beginning of the 1990s and vividly describes the new freedom and self -determination of the people until their unexpected end and the slide into dictatorship. Memorial International was liquidated in 2021 and Irina Sch erbakowa\, like many other bearers of hope in the country\, fled into exil e. She now lives with her family in Tel Aviv and Berlin.\nWith her book\, the author\, moderated by journalist and Russia specialist Gemma Pörzgen\ , will be a guest of the Saxon State Centre for Political Education in Dre sden\, Chemnitz and Zwickau for three days\, providing an opportunity for exchange and discussion.\n\n→ to the event on the website of the Saxon S tate Centre for Political Education X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

In her autobiographical book\, Russian opp osition activist Irina Scherbakowa shares her memories of life in Russia a fter perestroika. The co-founder of the human rights organisation Memorial \, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022\, closely interweaves h er own experiences and social observations with Russian history and politi cs of the 20th century. Her topic is her active political work\, which con tinues to this day\, her fight against state terror and for the reappraisa l of Stalinism.

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Scherbakowa reports on everyday life and the polit ical awakening in Russia at the beginning of the 1990s and vividly describ es the new freedom and self-determination of the people until their unexpe cted end and the slide into dictatorship. Memorial International was liqui dated in 2021 and Irina Scherbakowa\, like many other bearers of hope in t he country\, fled into exile. She now lives with her family in Tel Aviv an d Berlin.

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With her book\, the author\, moderated by journalist and Russia specialist Gemma Pörzgen\, will be a guest of the Saxon State Cen tre for Political Education in Dresden\, Chemnitz and Zwickau for three da ys\, providing an opportunity for exchange and discussion.

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→ to the event on the website of the Saxon State Centre for Poli tical Education

LOCATION:Chemnitz\, Hartmannfabrik END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR