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Artists and scholars discuss “Falling Lenins,” revolution, identity
Is the Ukrainian government fighting with ghosts?
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.
Mother, Wife, and Activist? Opportunities and Obstacles to Women’s Civic Engagement in Russia
Women-led activism deserves a thoughtful examination in the contemporary Russian context, particularly because current debates continue to explicitly tie women to traditional gender roles.
Another Face of Soviet Nostalgia: Daniil Kharms
Taken to the limit, nostalgia for Kharms permits the union of seemingly incompatible elements — according to its logic, there is no contradiction in, say, enjoying the author's dark comedy...
Bad Taste, Revisited (Russia's Alien Nations)
Тhe New Russian resembles the American stereotypes of lottery winners
Change is coming to All The Russias
I am stepping away from most of my editorial duties for the blog
In Memory of Stephen Cohen
Earlier this year, our friend and colleague Stephen Cohen passed away. His contributions to the field of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies will be felt for years to come....
Russian media experts debate propaganda and the clash of journalistic cultures
On September 30, 2015, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, in partnership with the NYU Global and Joint Program Studies, welcomed four experts for a panel...
Experts debate The Global History of Sport in the Cold War - Day 1
On October 23, 2015, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia opened the New York session of “The Global History of Sport in the Cold War,” a...
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...
Daniel Mellis and Eugene Ostashevsky recreate Vasily Kamensky’s Tango with Cows
On October 30, 2015, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia welcomed visual artist Daniel Mellis and Russian-American poet and translator Eugene Ostashevsky to speak on their...
Alessandro Stanziani explores the history of Russian economy in a global perspective
The NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and the Department of History welcomed economic historian Alessandro Stanziani, Professor at École des hautes études en sciences sociales and...
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...
Robert Bird discusses female subjectivity in socialist realist film
On December 11, 2015, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia welcomed Robert Bird for a colloquium entitled, “Synchrony and Matriarchy: Documenting Female Subjectivity in Dziga Vertov...
Sergei Antonov presents a history of counterfeiting in Imperial Russia
On February 5, 2016, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia welcomed Sergei Antonov for a colloquium on “Criminal Capitalism in Imperial Russia: Counterfeiters, Merchants, and Gendarmes.”...
Music expert Michael Danilin presents the Russian rock bands of the 1980s
On February 12, 2016, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia welcomed Michael (Misha) Danilin from the NYU Department of Russian and Slavic Studies to speak on...
Tatiana Artemyeva speaks on concepts of Russian moral philosophy in the Enlightenment
On February 22, 2016, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia welcomed Tatiana Artemyeva, a professor in the Department of Theory and History of Culture at the...
Molly Brunson discusses perspectival space in Gogol's Dead Souls
On February 26, 2016, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia welcomed Molly Brunson from Yale University for a lecture on “Gogol Country: Rural Russia in Perspective.”...
Alfred J. Rieber approaches Soviet history through Stalin and the nationality question
On March 28, 2016, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and the NYU Department of History welcomed Alfred J. Rieber from Central European University for a...
Yanni Kotsonis shares the value of babushka stories at NESEEES
On April 2, 2016, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia hosted the 37th Annual Meeting of the North East Slavic, East European and Eurasian Conference (NESEEES,...