📍The Soviet Past Research Laboratory (Sovlab), with the support of the United Stated Embassy in Georgia held a panel discussion on the occasion of de jure recognition of Georgia by Soviet Russia on May 7, 1920 and weaponization of history today.
📍Renowned publicist and historian, Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Applebaum (online), Jason Steinhauser, of the Wilson Center and author of History Disrupted a bestseller on exploring the role of social media in forming perceptions on history, Beka Kobakhidze, Professor at the Ilia State University and co-Chair of its Cotemporary Georgian History Program and Giorgi Kandelaki, a former MP and a project manager at Sovlab take part in the d. Natalia Antelava co-founder and Editor in Chief of the Coda Story and former BBC resident correspondent in Central Asia, India and Washington DC moderated the event.