206 Ingraham Hall @ 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 …
206 Ingraham Hall @ 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 …
206 Ingraham Hall @ 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 …
Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St (Vandeburg Auditorium, Room 121) @ 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 …
206 Ingraham Hall @ 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 …
206 Ingraham Hall @ 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 …
206 Ingraham Hall @ 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 …
206 Ingraham Hall @ 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 …
206 Ingraham Hall @ 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 …
206 Ingraham Hall @ 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 …