Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago
In this interview, Professor Michael McFaul, the Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies at Stanford University, as well as a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, the Freeman Spogli Institute, and the Woods Institute, discusses his career path in political science and government service. He recounts his role as the Ambassador to the Russian Federation during President Obama's administration and shares insights from his academic and professional life in Moscow and Saint Petersburg during the economic transition in the early 1990s. Additionally, he reflects on the history of diplomatic relations and offers practical career advice to aspiring political scientists, emphasizing the importance of language knowledge and the role of citizen diplomacy.
0:25 - О себе
1:13 - Когда и где начал изучать русский язык
3:16 - Что помогло выучить русский
6:09 - Пример, когда русский язык сыграл решающую роль в работе
11:38 - Когда и почему начал работать на государственной службе
15:29 - Карьерные возможности со знанием русского языка
19:10 - Моменты успешного сотрудничества между Россией и США
23:20 - Отношения США и России через 5-10 лет
25:11 - Блицопрос. Москва или Санкт-Петербург?
25:40 - Любимая книга на русском языке
26:32 - Три совета молодым дипломатам
28:03 - Российский политический деятель, которого надо знать
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In this interview, Professor Michael McFaul, the Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies at Stanford University, as well as a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, the Freeman Spogli Institute, and the Woods Institute, discusses his career path in political science and government service. He recounts his role as the Ambassador to the Russian Federation during President Obama's administration and shares insights from his academic and professional life in Moscow and Saint Petersburg during the economic transition in the early 1990s. Additionally, he reflects on the history of diplomatic relations and offers practical career advice to aspiring political scientists, emphasizing the importance of language knowledge and the role of citizen diplomacy.
0:25 - О себе
1:13 - Когда и где начал изучать русский язык
3:16 - Что помогло выучить русский
6:09 - Пример, когда русский язык сыграл решающую роль в работе
11:38 - Когда и почему начал работать на государственной службе
15:29 - Карьерные возможности со знанием русского языка
19:10 - Моменты успешного сотрудничества между Россией и США
23:20 - Отношения США и России через 5-10 лет
25:11 - Блицопрос. Москва или Санкт-Петербург?
25:40 - Любимая книга на русском языке
26:32 - Три совета молодым дипломатам
28:03 - Российский политический деятель, которого надо знать
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