Russia – Elena Sychenko

Global Law and Business

In Episode #85, we are joined by Associate Professor Elena Sychenko, from Saint Petersburg State University in Russia. We discuss:

• The origins of Elena's interests in human and labor rights.
• Why it's important to not just win cases, but also reconstruct systems.
• Elena's thoughts on Sicily, where she spent time studying at the University of Catania.
• The challenging and terrifying experience of working on a report on forced labor in Pakistan.
• Educating Russian law students on Chinese law.
• The broader Russia-China relationship.
• Basics of the Russian legal system.
• Listening, and watching recommendations from:
  • Elena
    • American Factory (Netflix)
    • The Dream of the Celt by Mario Vargas Llosa
  • Fred
    • Squid Game (Netflix)

We’ll see you next week for another exciting and informative episode when we sit down with Eli Neal, principal at 4 Corners Financial Forensics!