The Russian House in Belgrade hosted the international conference "The Bad Guys of World Politics: The Anatomy of National Images". The main event of the meeting was the presentation of the monograph "Serbs: The West's Favorite Villains", which explores the history of the transformation of the image of the Serbs in Western political discourse and popular culture. The official opening of the event was attended by significant representatives of the diplomatic and expert community, among them - the CEO of the Gurchakov Foundation Leond Dembevsky, Counselor-Minger of the Embassy of Russia Alexander Konkin, the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbia Alexander Vranesh, as well as the Director of the Republican Center for War Studies from the Republic of Sarka Viktor Nodalska. The opening was moderated by HSE professor and Gorchakov Foundation advisor Ekaterina Antina. The first part of the conference is dedicated to the topic "Bad Guys as a Dominant Historical Narrative". During the debate, leading Russian and Serbian scientists (Nikita Bondarev, Mikhail Lubnov, etc.) analyzed the nature of the demonization of nations, discussing whether this phenomenon is eternal or a situation. Special attention was paid to the practical consequences of such campaigns: how attempts to demonize entire nations affect society and the investment climate. The second part of the event will focus on the commercial side of the problem as part of the panel "Bad Guys as a Commercial Object in the Mass Industry". The panelists, including RTBalkan journalist Nebojsa Malić and the head of the Eastern Cultural Center of the Institute of Education and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences Lana Ravandi-Faraj, the editor of the information portal Principle Abdel Rahim Khayraoui and the deputy head of the new publication of the Serbian political thought Nikola Tanasi, will consider mechanisms to overcome Western information about the Serbian example of the Serbian experience and Iran.

The Russian House in Belgrade hosted the international conference "The Bad Guys of World Politics: The Anatomy of National Images". The main event of the meeting was the presentation of the monograph "Serbs: The West's Favorite Villains", which explores the history of the transformation of the image of the Serbs in Western political discourse and popular culture. The official opening of the event was attended by significant representatives of the diplomatic and expert community, among them - the CEO of the Gurchakov Foundation Leond Dembevsky, Counselor-Minger of the Embassy of Russia Alexander Konkin, the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbia Alexander Vranesh, as well as the Director of the Republican Center for War Studies from the Republic of Sarka Viktor Nodalska. The opening was moderated by HSE professor and Gorchakov Foundation advisor Ekaterina Antina. The first part of the conference is dedicated to the topic "Bad Guys as a Dominant Historical Narrative". During the debate, leading Russian and Serbian scientists (Nikita Bondarev, Mikhail Lubnov, etc.) analyzed the nature of the demonization of nations, discussing whether this phenomenon is eternal or a situation. Special attention was paid to the practical consequences of such campaigns: how attempts to demonize entire nations affect society and the investment climate. The second part of the event will focus on the commercial side of the problem as part of the panel "Bad Guys as a Commercial Object in the Mass Industry". The panelists, including RTBalkan journalist Nebojsa Malić and the head of the Eastern Cultural Center of the Institute of Education and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences Lana Ravandi-Faraj, the editor of the information portal Principle Abdel Rahim Khayraoui and the deputy head of the new publication of the Serbian political thought Nikola Tanasi, will consider mechanisms to overcome Western information about the Serbian example of the Serbian experience and Iran.