Conferences, seminars, round tables

On June 2, the “Library on Gazetny” hosted a lecture “From small to medium: The development of entrepreneurship in Russia.” The event, organized by the Gaidar Institute, drew an audience interested in practical mechanisms through which business influences the economy and the current challenges in this field.

Yesterday, on May 28, the Library on Gazetny held a public lecture “Climate cashback: How to develop trade of carbon units?” Experts, business representatives and academic communities, and everyone concerned about the climate agenda gathered to discuss the current state and growth potential of one of Russia's youngest markets. Despite almost 37 mn carbon units (CU) that are already in circulation and another 107 mn planned to be released, market participants notice the following trend: the number of climate projects is growing, while liquidity and transaction volume remain low.

On May 18, a discussion of the new book ”Religious influences on economic thinking: the origins of modern economics” published by Gaidar Institute Press, took place at the Library on Gazetny Lane.

Yesterday, May 13, the cozy “Library on Gazetny” hosted the second public lecture by the Gaidar Institute. The topic of the lively discussion was an issue that currently concerns experts, businesses, and regulators alike: “Cryptoeconomics in Russia: Protection not Development.”

On May 4, the “Library on Gazetny” hosted an event dedicated to Ran Spiegler’s book The Curious Culture of Economic Theory.

Yesterday, the Library on Gazetny hosted a discussion about two new books published by the Gaidar Institute Press: Alibaba: Infrastructuring Global China by Hong Shen and Baidu Geopolitical Dynamics of the Internet in China by Shinjoung Yeo.

On April 23^rd, the Library on Gazetny hosted the opening of a series of public lectures held by the Gaidar Institute. The first topic addressed the question: Is personal data really more valuable than oil? The event brought together experts in law, digital ethics, and humanitarian missions, as well as attendees interested in digital rights and the data economy.

On April 13, the Library on Gazetny held presentation of the book by Alexander Knobel and Aleksey Ulyukaev ”China: The Anatomy of Slowdown”. The event brought together everyone interested in the current state and development prospects of the Chinese economy.

On February 9, a discussion of the book by the representative of American political philosophy and ethics, Alasdair MacIntyre, “A Short History of Ethics”, took place at the Gaidar Institute library.

From November 14 to 18, the Russian-Chinese International Forum on Innovative Cooperation in Molecular Medicine was held in China. Maria Girich and Оlga Magomedova, Researchers at the Gaidar Institute's International Best Practices Analysis Department, participated in the event. The Forum aims to develop a new roadmap for innovative collaboration in molecular medicine and to boost the sustainable development of global healthcare.

Gaidar Institute Press presented a book by Lan Xiaohuan “The Visible Hand: The State and Economic Development in China” at the non/fictioN27.

In September 2025, Moscow Digital School hosted the recording of a lecture “Jurisdictional Aspects of E-Commerce,” which addressed issues of legal regulation of online commerce, including international law and the specifics of determining jurisdiction for cross-border transactions.

The event was attended by experts from Gaidar Institute and Economic Policy Foundation's laboratory for the analysis of best international practices, who presented reports on key areas of digital trade regulation:

On September 11, as part of the Moscow Book Week festival, a discussion of Chinese economist Lan Xiaohuang's book The Visible Hand: The State and Economic Development in China took place at the library of the Gaidar Institute and the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (MSSES).

On August 25, a discussion of a book ”Social science as sorcery” by Stanislav Andreski took place at the Library of the Gaidar Institute and the Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences (MHSES).

Irina Dudenkova, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Dean of the MHSES Faculty of social sciences, Ilya Inshakov, Candidate of Political Sciences, Assistant Professor of the MHSES Faculty of Humanities, Stepan Kozlov, MA in Sociology, Lecturer of the MHSES Social sciences Faculty, took part in the discussion.

On June 25, a discussion of Raghuram Rajan’s book The Third Pillar: How Markets and the State Neglect Community took place in the Library of the Gaidar Institute and the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (MSSES). The event was attended by Anna Nizhnik, Associate Professor of the Institute of Philology and History of the Russian State University for the Humanities, Candidate of Philological Sciences, MA in Political Science and International Relations; Kirill Chernovol, Researcher of the Best International Practices Analysis Department at the Gaidar Institute; Ilya Inshakov, Candidate of Political Sciences, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Humanities at the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (MSSES); Artem Zemtsov, Candidate of Political Sciences, Lecturer at the Department of Political Sciences of the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (MSSES).

Irina Tolmacheva, Head of the Legal Department of the Gaidar Institute, Deputy Director of the Endowment Fund “Fund for the Development of Socio-Economic Sciences and Education”, took part in the strategic session of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education “Endowments in Science and Higher Education”, which was held on May 19, 2025 at the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. The event was attended by more than three hundred participants, including heads of universities and scientific organizations, representatives of authorities and alumni associations, to discuss and develop tools to support the creation and development of endowment funds in the scientific and educational sector.