«Expo-diplomacy of détente: American exhibitions in the USSR in 1972-1979.” («America» in Almaty)» is the topic of the guest lecture by Alexey Evgenievich Fominykh. With this lecture he spoke to students of the Faculty of International Relations on September 20, 2023. The topic aroused genuine interest among the audience, and an interesting discussion took place, many questions and opinions on the period of diplomacy of the period of the “Iron Curtain” and the rapprochement between the USA and the USSR through a special form of intercultural communication - exhibitions. American and Soviet exhibitions played a kind of “virtual” role in introducing the peoples of the two systems through photographs, posters, achievements in science, technology, and culture. Of particular interest was the case «Alma-Ata 1960-1970s and US exhibitions in our city.” During the  working in the US archives Alexey Evgenievich found many iconic documents about our city that were taken by American photographers.

Fominykh A.E., candidate of political sciences, associate professor of Department of Intercultural Communication, Mari State University, Yoshkar-Ola (Russia). Fominykh A.E. is one of the few international specialists in the field of public diplomacy and intercultural communications, exploring the role of international exhibitions in bringing peoples and countries closer together, specialized in scientific institutions and universities in Russia, the USA, and Europe, and collaborates on projects with the Center for German Studies of KazNU.

Organizer:  CGS KazNU (Prof. Gubaidullina M.Sh.)