“A ‘Total Revolution?’ The Pugachev Rebellion: Between Indigenous Republicanism and Radical Enlightenment,” a lecture by Kirill Ospovat

Kirill Ospovat, Associate Professor of German, Nordic, and Slavic Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ingraham 206
@ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

This lecture is co-sponsored by the UW–Madison Department of German, Nordic, Slavic+. About the Lecture: This talk will address the Pugachev Rebellion (1773-1775) in the Russian Empire, the most massive popular uprising in eighteenth-century Europe …

“Russia’s War on Ukraine, Four Years In,” a Roundtable Discussion

Ingraham 206
@ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

This lecture is co-sponsored by the UW–Madison Department of European Studies CREECA presents “Russia’s War on Ukraine, Four Years In,” a roundtable discussion featuring speakers Mark Copelovitch (Political Science, Center for European Studies), Andrew Kydd …

“From Hughes to Baldwin: How Soviet Critics Read Black American Literature,” a lecture by Jesse Kruschke

Jesse Kruschke, PhD Candidate, Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ingraham 206
@ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

This lecture is co-sponsored by the UW–Madison Department of German, Nordic, Slavic+. About the Lecture: This talk examines Soviet engagement with Black American literature by tracing unexpected continuities between Imperial Russian and Soviet approaches to race …

“Between Agency and Betrayal: Ukrainian Women Refugees and the Double Bind of Deservingness,” a lecture by Anna Popovych

Anna Popovych, PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ingraham 206
@ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

About the Lecture: How do refugees position themselves within discourses of deservingness, a category whose salience has intensified in migration-sensitive political contexts? Drawing on 40 in-depth Zoom interviews with Ukrainian female refugees in Germany, Popovych finds …

“The Making and Unmaking of the Soviet People,” a lecture by Anna Whittington

Anna Whittington, Assistant Professor of History, University of Michigan
Ingraham 206
@ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

This lecture is co-sponsored by the Alice D. Mortenson/Petrovich Distinguished Chair of Russian History. About the Lecture: After the October Revolution, Bolshevik leaders inherited a vast geographic expanse that was home to some 200 different ethnicities—some …

“Public Support for Military Purges in Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Russia 2024,” a lecture by Ilia Nadporozhskii

Ilia Nadporozhskii, PhD Candidate, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ingraham 206
@ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

This lecture is co-sponsored by the UW–Madison Department of Political Science. About the Lecture: The war in Ukraine appears to have significantly exacerbated tensions between civilian and military officials in Russia. On the one hand, …