Dr Jelena Vidojevic and Prof Radmila Nakarada from the New South Institute recently spoke to Brown University’s Prof Vladimir Golstein, who is the author of “Lermontov’s Narratives of Heroism” and “Svetlana Alexievich – The Voice of Soviet Intelligentsia” to explore the complexities and potential of BRICS and Russia’s evolving role in global geopolitics and the efforts to counterbalance Western dominance.