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Of Leeches and Men: The South Caucasus in the Global Trade in Medicinal Leeches in the Nineteenth Century
Supply chain disruptions, scarcity of commodities, and inflation wrought by the global pandemic are on everyone’s mind nowadays. Woes of this kind are, of course, nothing new. In fact, if...
Soviet historian Sheila Fitzpatrick speaks on collective leadership after Stalin’s death
On November 23, 2015, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia welcomed historian Sheila Fitzpatrick, Professor at the University of Sydney and Distinguished Service Professor Emerita of...
Was the Russian Revolution a Failure?
Sheila Fitzpatrick discusses multiple lenses through which to investigate the event 100 years later.
Eastern Europe, Humanitarian Parole, and US Civil Rights
A look at the voting records for the civil rights and immigration bills passed during Eisenhower's presidency reveals a remarkable but unsurprising consistency: those who opposed racial integration also opposed...
Teymur Ateşli: A Traitor-Hero for the Cold-War Era
For an ethnically Turkish man from the Soviet Union, fighting with the Nazis was no betrayal.
Belarus and the U.S. Decided to Restore Ties After 11 years of “Frozen” Relations. Here's Why.
For Lukashenka, diversifying the relationship with the West is a continuation of the strategy of fighting for the length of the leash on which he is being held by the...
Marital Happy Endings and Cultural Politics in a Contemporary Australian Adaptation of Anna Karenina
In our time, there is a definite expectation that people know what they want and ensure their own happiness.
Jordan Center co-hosts roundtable discussion with Russian journalists, bloggers
Eleven journalists and bloggers from Russia joined the Jordan Center on a U.S. reporting tour organized by the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center.
Marks and Angles: An Immigrant Story
You can tell from our left arms.
Higher Education in Crisis: A Vignette from Hungary's Mafia State
Higher education in Hungary is fundamentally neither a private nor public good, but an autocracy’s useful resource.
Getting One Thing Straight: “Postmodernists” Are Not the Problem
Discussions of Trump and Putin as “Postmodern politicians” come in many different forms and degrees of sophistication. My own modest contribution is intended only to dispel a bit of confusion...
The New Russian and the American Psycho (Russia's Alien Nations)
The New Russians of Death Comes by Internet would make excellent cult leaders
Experts debate The Global History of Sport in the Cold War - Day 2
On October 24, 2015, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia hosted the second part of “The Global History of Sport in the Cold War,” a two-day...
The Joseph Brodsky Lab: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Digital Humanities
The most compelling potential uses of Digital Humanities involve estranging and destabilizing notions of canon and modes of reading.
New Book, New Blog: Plots against Russia
I'm posting my new book to a blog as I write it, in real time.