Conferences, seminars, round tables

On October 1, Library on Gazetny hosted a presentation and discussion of the book by one of the most original economic thinkers of the 20th century Karl Polanyi "The Livelihood of Man". The event was held within the program of Moscow Book Week Festival.

On September 30, Library on Gazetny hosted a lecture on love letters of famous people. The event was conducted by Olga Perevalova, a cultural studies specialist, educator, lecturer at the Moskvich Cultural Center, and winner of the RF Ministry of Culture internship program.

On September 29, Library on Gazetny hosted a presentation and discussion of the book by one of the most influential American intellectuals of the second half of the 20^th century, Lionel Trilling (1905-1975). The book was recently published by Gaidar Institute Press.

Yesterday, September 28, Library on Gazetny held a lecture "Basics of neural networks." Vladimir Kosarev, Researcher of the Industrial Organization and Infrastructure Economics Department at the Gaidar Institute, told the audience about how neural networks evolved: from the simplest mathematical models to modern large language models.

On September 26, Library on Gazetny hosted a presentation and discussion of the book by Brazilian science journalist Carlos Orsi, «What Science Says About Astrology», which was recently published by the Gaidar Institute Publishing House. The event took place as part of the «Moscow Book Week» festival.

On September 21, a lecture titled "Modern Business in Russia: SME Support Policy" was held at the "Library on Gazetny." The event brought together researchers, experts and anyone interested in the state regulation of small and medium-sized businesses.

On September 11, 2026, on the 25^th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, the Library on Gazetny hosted a presentation of the Russian translation of the expanded edition of a book "9-11: Was There an Alternative?” by Noam Chomsky (Logos/Gnosis, 2026).

On September 9, 2026, the International Technology Congress hosted a roundtable discussion on "Human-Centered AI: How to create an ethical and safe tool for the humanitarian sector?" organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The roundtable discussion focused on ethics and safety of using artificial intelligence in humanitarian settings.

Yesterday, on September 10, a public lecture entitled "Modern Business in Russia: Development and State Support" was held at the Library on Gazetny. The event continued the Gaidar Institute's lecture series on entrepreneurship, which began with a discussion of who entrepreneurs are and why they need support.

On July 28, the Library on Gazetny hosted a public lecture on the timely topic “China on the Threshold of Change: Internal Imbalances and Critical Crossroads.” The event brought together an audience interested in contemporary economic processes in the Asia-Pacific region and their global implications.

On July 15, the Library on Gazetny hosted a public lecture “Modern Trade Wars: Local Protectionism or a Historic Turning Point?” The event drew an audience interested in global economic processes.

Yesterday, June 25, a public lecture -- "The Present and Future of Cryptocurrencies: Functions, Regulation and Investments" -- was held at the Library on Gazetny.

On June 22, the Library on Gazetny hosted a presentation of the new book by Boris Guryevich Kapustin, one of Russia’s leading contemporary political philosophers and the founder and first dean of the Faculty of Political Science at Shaninka. Realism and Utopianism: The Case of Machiavelli, recently published by Gaidar Institute Press, sparked keen interest among both the professional community and the general public.

Yesterday, June 17, a lively discussion was held at the Library on Gazetny on “Paternalism and the Welfare State: Constitutional, Legal, and Institutional Issues.” The event, organized at the Gaidar Institute, brought together experts in the fields of law, political theory, and economics to discuss one of the key challenges facing the modern constitutional order.

On June 15, discussion of the book “The Great Math War: How Three Brilliant Minds Fought for the Foundations of Mathematics” by Jason Socrates Bardi, published by Gaidar Press, took place at the Library on Gazetny.

On June 9, the Gaidar Institute held its fifth public lecture series, "DeFi: A Decentralized Financial System in the World of Cryptocurrency." The event, held at the Library on Gazetny, brought together all those interested in the structure of the cryptocurrency ecosystem and its place in the modern world.