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Following the Islamic revolution of 1979, a clerical-totalitarian dictatorship faced fierce resistance. Monarchists, Marxists, nationalists, liberals, and even grassroots Islamists fought against the Khomeini regime. Armed struggle continues to this day, and mass protests flare up again and again. Why has this regime remained in power for decades? What forces within Iran are capable of overthrowing it? And what can all of this tell us about contemporary Russia and its future? Join us on Saturday for a discussion with historian Vadim Lifshitz and journalist Yulia Kuznetsova about Iranian resistance.