Iranian Resistance to the Ayatollahs’ Regime

Immediately after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the clerical-totalitarian dictatorship faced fierce resistance. Monarchists and Marxists, nationalists and liberals — even grassroots Islamists — rose up against the Khomeinist regime. Armed struggle continues to this day, and mass protests erupt again and again.

Why has this regime managed to stay in power for decades? Which forces within Iran have the potential to overthrow it? And what can all of this tell us about modern-day Russia and its future?

This Saturday, join us for a conversation with historian Vadim Lifshitz and journalist Yulia Kuznetsova as we discuss the history and present of Iranian resistance.