RIVER FALLS – River Fall Public Library will host a virtual presentation called “Understanding the Russian’s Invasion of Ukraine” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10.

Dr. Yoshiko Herrera, Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be discuss why Russia invaded Ukraine, what the consequences have been so far and what the world can expect.

Herrera’s research on Russian politics; nationalism, identity and ethnic politics; political economy and state statistics (national accounts); and international norms, has been published with Cambridge University Press, Cornell University Press, Perspectives on Politics, Comparative Politics, Political Analysis, Social Science Quarterly, and Post-Soviet Affairs, and other outlets. In Madison, Herrera teaches courses on comparative politics, social identity, and post-communist politics.

Herrera received her B.A. from Dartmouth College and M.A. and Ph.D. from University of Chicago. Before arriving in Madison in 2007, Herrera was the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of Social Sciences in the Government Department at Harvard University (1999-2007). She is also a former Director of the Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia, former Co-Director of the Institute For Regional and International Studies, and former Director of the UW-Madison Partnership with Nazarbayev University.

Library programs are broadcasted and recorded for later viewing on River Falls Public Library Facebook Live and the Library's YouTube channel.

Submitted by Library Director Tanya Misselt

Yoshiko Herrera