This Session was presided by Prof. Hui Po-keung of the Department of Cultural Studies at Lingnan University and facilitated by Prof. Chow Po-chung of the Department of Government and Public Administration at CUHK.  It was to echo to the 150th anniversary of the publication of Karl Marx's Capital: A Critique of Political Economy.  Prof. Hui started the lecture by elaborating concepts of Marx's capitalism, the world system and historical capitalism.  The subsequent Q&A session, during which many audiences raised questions and expressed their views, gave off an exciting vibe.  Everyone had experienced a fruitful and meaningful evening.

On the other hand, this year is the 100th Anniversary of the October Revolution in Russia.  I·CARE Salon is, therefore, honoured to have invited Prof. Jin Yan and Prof. Qin Hui to be speakers of its 8th and 9th Sessions respectively.  Details are as follows:

8th Session

Date	:	3 November 2017 (Friday)
Topic	:	The Birth of a Socialism Country - the Two Periods of Transformation in Russia during 1917-1918
Speaker	:	Prof. Jin Yan*
Host	:	Prof. Chow Po-chung (Department of Government and Public Administration)
Time	:	6:00 - 8:00 pm
Venue	:	Lecture Theatre 5, Lee Shau Kee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language	:	Putonghua
Registration	:	https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=4058982

9th Session

Date	:	7 November 2017 (Tuesday)
Topic	:	Historical Positioning of the Russian Revolution
Speaker	:	Prof. Qin Hui*
Host	:	Prof. Chen Fong-ching (Former Director of the Institute of Chinese Studies)
Time	:	6:00 - 8:00 pm
Venue	:	Lecture Theatre 1, Esther Lee Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language	:	Putonghua
Registration	:	https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=4058982

For enquiries, please call this Centre at 3943 8621 or email to icare@cuhk.edu.hk.

* Speaker's Biography

Prof. Jin Yan
Prof. Jin Yan is a professor at the China University of Political and Law.  She has published numerous scholarly books, which include among others 《倒轉「紅輪」：俄國知識份子的心路回溯》、《農村公社、改革與革命：村社傳統與俄國現代化之路》、《從「東歐」到「新歐洲」：20年轉軌再回首》、《東歐札記二種》、《蘇俄現代化與改革研究》 (all written in Chinese; book titles available in Chinese only).

Prof. Qin Hui
Prof. Qin Hui is a professor at the Department of History, School of Humanities, Tsinghua University.  He has published numerous scholarly books, which include among others 《走出帝制：從晚清到民國的歷史回望》、《農民社會與農民文化研究》、《田園詩與狂想曲：關中模式與前近代社會的再認識》、《經濟轉軌與社會公正》、《農民中國：歷史反思與現實選擇》、《傳統十論：本土社會的制度、文化及其變革》、《十年滄桑：東歐諸國的經濟社會轉軌與思想變遷》 (all written in Chinese; book titles available in Chinese only).

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