4070 Vilas Hall @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Synopsis: In rural Georgia, retired schoolteacher Lia sets off on a quest to bring her long-missing trans niece back home. A young neighbor informs Lia that he’s heard the runaway has landed in Istanbul, and …
Past Events
“Reporting from a Lost Country,” a conversation with Elena Kostyuchenko
Elena Kostyuchenko
206 Ingraham Hall @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
About the Lecture: This conversation will be devoted to Elena Kostyuchenko’s book I Love Russia: Reporting from a Lost Country (2023), “a haunting book of rare courage,” as Clarissa Ward, CNN chief international correspondent, called …
“Russian-Speaking Latvians at the Borders of Global History,” a lecture by Kevin M. F. Platt
Kevin M. F. Platt
206 Ingraham Hall @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Kevin M. F. Platt will present on “Russian-Speaking Latvians at the Borders of Global History” on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 4:00 pm in 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive. About the lecture: In December …
“Secrets of State: How Declassified Documents Uncovered by the National Security Archive Illuminate the Modern History of the Soviet Union, Russia, and Eastern Europe,” a lecture by Tom Blanton and Svetlana Savranskaya
Ingraham Hall, Rm. 206 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
About the Lecture: The National Security Archive, based at George Washington University, has pioneered the use of the Freedom of Information Act to open classified U.S. files, and then to match those American primary sources …
Symposium: “From Russia with German: Migration Experiences across Three Continents”
Pyle Center, Room 335 @ 9:00 am - @ 5:00 pm
Free and open to the public In person at the UW–Madison Pyle Center and live-streamed. Join us in Madison and meet our presenters. Ask questions and take part in discussions. For those who cannot attend …
“Social Mobility in Times of Revolutions and Regime Changes: Persistence of Elites in 20th Century Russia,” a lecture by Andrei Markevich
Andrei Markevich
206 Ingraham Hall @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Andrei Markevich will give a lecture on, “Social Mobility in Times of Revolutions and Regime Changes: Persistence of Elites in 20th Century Russia” on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 4:00 pm in 206 Ingraham Hall, …
“Writing the Twentieth Century in Post-Stalin Russia,” a lecture by Irina Shevelenko
Irina Shevelenko
206 Ingraham Hall @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
About the lecture: This talk will offer an overview of Professor Shevelenko’s current book-length project and will focus on a few case studies. The book examines artistic and intellectual tendencies that shaped the thinking about …
Feel the Beat: Felted Textiles (September 4 – December 1)
Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery @ 10:00 am - @ 4:00 pm
Felt is considered to be the oldest constructed textile, predating weaving, knitting and knotted fabric structures. It is created through a process of rolling, agitation, and beating which causes the wool fibers to mat together …
CESSI 2024 Lecture Series: Eric Schluessel
206 Ingraham Hall @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
The CESSI 2024 Lecture Series concludes with Eric Schluessel of George Washington University. Open to the public; refreshments served beginning at 3:45 pm. A Colonial Muslim History of China and the World The Tarikh-i Ḥamidi …
CESSI 2024 Lecture Series: John Riordan
206 Ingraham Hall @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
The CESSI 2024 Lecture Series continues with John Riordan of USAID. Open to the public; refreshments served beginning at 3:45 pm. From Moldova to Tajikistan, from Belarus to Uzbekistan: The Formulation and Flow of National …