Join us for another 19v Seminar!
Our expert panel will discuss the transformation of the Russian diaspora in the wake of mass exodus following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
St. Petersburg artist Olga Lavrenteva’s sprawling 2023 graphic novel My Own Atlantis is many things — rollicking treasure hunt, tragicomic reflection on classic Russian literature/history — all anchored by the work’s setting: the Karelian Isthmus.
This talk discusses the moralities of consumption in late communism to understand how practices of “jumping the line,” which people understood as a form of family-centered self-care clashed with official norms of social justice and the communist welfare state.
This talk will draw on the book’s interviews and analysis of the period in which there was the most extensive mixing of Americans and Russians on Russian soil in history.
In her performances, drawings, and videos, the multidisciplinary Ukrainian artist Alevtina Kakhidze critically examines socio-political changes unfolding in her own country, Ukraine.
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