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The Valdai Club Foundation

Abbreviation	Valdai Club
Formation	2004 (2004)
Type	Discussion Club
Location	Moscow, Russia
Chairman	Andrei Bystritsky
Website	valdaiclub.com

The Valdai Discussion Club is an organization that discusses political and economic and social issues in Russia and worldwide, founded in 2004.

The club’s goal is to promote dialogue between Russian and international intellectual elite, and to make an independent, unbiased scientific analysis of political, economic and social events in Russia and the rest of the world.

See also

• Bilderberg Group
• Council on Foreign Relations
• Trilateral Commission
• Valdai speech of Vladimir Putin
• Russian International Affairs Council

References

• Dmitry Kosyrev. Experts on Russia held second session of the Valdai Club // Johnson Russia List, September 6, 2005
• Nicolai N. Petro. Russia at the Crossroads // Russia Blog. September 21, 2007
• Nikolay Petrov. Valdai Voodoo. Moscow Times. 16 September 2008
• Ariel Cohen. Valdai Club highlights Russia’s modernization dilemma // Business New Europe, September 15, 2008
• Dmitry Kosyrev. Valdai Club: a diplomatic marathon // Moscow News, 19.09.2008

External links

• Official website