Join us for another 19v seminar! Historians often think of Russia before the 1860s in terms of conservative stasis, when the "gendarme of Europe" secured order beyond the country's borders […]
In this talk, Mieka Erley will present selected episodes from her recent book, On Russian Soil: Myth and Materiality. As a whole, the book takes an ecocritical approach to the place […]
Russia has undergone massive changes since 24 February 2022. Its economy, surrounded by a wall of sanctions, has shifted into the new mode: fiscal-driven military mobilization. Millions of people participate […]
Right-wing extremism has embedded itself in popular culture: in music, fashion, and increasingly, combat sports clubs. The international network of right-wing extremist combat sports clubs and other non-traditional spaces serve […]
This talk considers the “peasant question” that became acute in the wake of the 1861 emancipation of the serfs in the Russian Empire in relation to the “nationalities questions” of […]
For over thirty years, the Lukiškės Square question remains the biggest mnemonic dilemma in Vilnius. Known as Lenin Square during the Soviet occupation, it used to have a focal point […]
Over the past year, changing the date of celebration of Christmas in Ukraine to align it with both Western Christianity and the Eastern Orthodox churches associated with the Patriarchate of […]
In this talk, Professor Nicolosi will analyze the political discourse on the war against Ukraine in today’s Russia with a focus on Putin's rhetoric. He argues that this discourse is […]
