Daniel Satinsky - Why the 1990s Matter

This talk will draw on the book’s interviews and analysis of the period in which there was the most extensive mixing of Americans and Russians on Russian soil in history. It will focus on the experience of American citizen diplomats, government and private aid officials, and entrepreneurs as participants in the transformation of the Soviet economy to a market economy, essential background to the study of current and future US-Russia relations.
Daniel Satinsky is a business consultant, author, and attorney. He participated in Soviet-era joint ventures and then business projects in Russia until 2014. Since 2014, he has been writing about the historic transformation of the Soviet Union into post-Soviet Russia, based on his experience, research and interviews. Previous publications include Hammer and Silicon - The Soviet Diaspora in the U.S. Innovation Economy (2018), and journal articles “Emerging Innovation in Emerging Economies: Can Institutional Reforms Help Russia Break Through Its Historical Barriers? (2014)” and “Will Russia Have a Role in the Changing Global Economy - Contrasting Western and Russian Cultural Lenses. (2019).” He holds a Master of Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University and a JD from Northeastern University Law School. Currently he is a non-faculty Associate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University.