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“Scientific Atheism as an Ideological Discipline in Soviet Ukraine,” a lecture by Oleg Kyselov

206 Ingraham Hall
May 1, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

About the Lecture: Atheism was part of the official ideology of the USSR; however, scientific atheism as a discipline emerged only after 1954. How did it emerge, develop, and serve party and state structures in Soviet …

“Laurie Anderson, Emigre Culture, the KGB, and the Dream of Connecting: (Soviet) Latvian Artists in (West) Berlin, 1977-1992,” a lecture by Kevin Karnes

206 Ingraham Hall
April 24, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

About the Lecture: In this presentation, Karnes will talk about Maija Tabaka, who was the first Soviet citizen to be awarded the DAAD fellowship. Tabaka unwittingly opened doors to over a decade of artistic exchanges …

“Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-hundred-year Quest to Dominate Ukraine,” a lecture by Eugene Finkel

206 Ingraham Hall
April 17, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

About the Lecture: In this book presentation, Finkel uncovers the deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. The Russian …

2025 Petrovich Lecture: “After Soviet Science: Between Globalization and Autarky, 1986–2022”

Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St (Vandeburg Auditorium, Room 121)
April 10, 2025 @ 4:00 pm

About the Lecture: A history of what happened to global science after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, tracing the role of science in perestroika, glasnost, and Gorbachev’s Soviet Union, as well as following the paths …

“Living Right: Far-Right Youth Activists in Contemporary Europe,” a lecture by Agnieszka Pasieka

206 Ingraham Hall
April 3, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

About the Lecture: In this book presentation, Agnieszka Pasieka will draw from her fieldwork among Italian, Polish, and Hungarian militant youths, painting unforgettable portraits of students, laborers, entrepreneurs, musicians, and activists from well-off middle-class backgrounds …

“Performative Publishing: Ad Marginem and the (Un-)Making of a Post-Soviet Canon,” a lecture by Fabrizio Fenghi

206 Ingraham Hall
March 20, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

About the Lecture: This lecture explores the trajectory of the Moscow publisher Ad Marginem, a pivotal post-Soviet cultural institution that established itself through editorial decisions steeped in irony, provocation, and an intent to challenge existing …

“History Used and Misused in Russia and Beyond,” a lecture by Ivan Kurilla

206 Ingraham Hall
March 13, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

About the Lecture: Russian President Vladimir Putin prefaced his attack on Ukraine with an article and a lecture on history, aiming to justify his decision. One of the first propaganda slogans of 2022 in Russia …

“Capital Relocation and the Making of Soviet Kazakhstan, 1920-1929,” a lecture by Maria A. Blackwood

206 Ingraham Hall
March 6, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

About the Lecture: In the first decade of its existence, Soviet Kazakhstan had three different capitals, and several other cities were considered as potential political centers for the republic. These relocations were undertaken despite the fact …

““If not us, then who?”: Understanding Ukrainian Civilians’ Engagement in the War Effort Since February 2022,” a lecture by Emma Mateo

206 Ingraham Hall
February 27, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

About the Lecture: Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, analysts and observers around the world were shocked and surprised that Ukraine did not fall in a matter of days or weeks. Instead …

“Power and Possession in the Russian Revolution,” a lecture by Anne O’Donnell

206 Ingraham Hall
February 20, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

About the Lecture: The revolutions of 1917 swept away not only Russia’s governing authority but also the property order on which it stood. The upheaval sparked waves of dispossession that rapidly moved beyond the seizure …

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