Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld takes the audience on a journey through Russian politics, society and history, drawing on his many years as a journalist and foreign correspondent.
Steinfeld worked for NRK from 1976 to 2014 and served as the broadcaster's Moscow correspondent during four periods. He reported on the final years of the Soviet Union, its dissolution and the development of Russia under Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin.
During the attempted coup in Moscow in 1991, Steinfeld interviewed Boris Yeltsin. The interview was broadcast internationally, and Mikhail Gorbachev reportedly listened to it while being held in captivity in Crimea.
The talk examines the historical developments behind today's Russia and the relationship between politics, society and history. Steinfeld also draws on his own experiences reporting from Russia and other parts of Eastern Europe.
Steinfeld holds a cand.philol. degree from the University of Bergen, with history as his main subject and studies in Russian and social sciences. He also studied at Moscow State University and St Antony's College, Oxford. He has received several awards for his journalism, including the Scandinavian Journalist Prize, the Narvesen Prize and the Peer Gynt Prize.
This evening offers an insight into Russia's modern history and current political development through Steinfeld's experience as a journalist and Russia correspondent.