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A Look Back at the Early 1990s: Moscow Time Capsule, Part I

Svetlana Boym once wrote that “today’s everyday artifact can turn into tomorrow’s counterrevolutionary kitsch.” This project, focused as it is on yesterday’s everyday artifacts, could be considered “counterrevolutionary” relative to the current official narrative of the Russian 1990s.

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Announcing: The Fifth Annual Graduate Student Essay Competition

The Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and The Jordan Center Blog are pleased to announce the fifth annual Graduate Student Essay Competition. Submit via Google form (link below) by Friday, 18 April 2025 at 11:59 PM EST for full consideration.

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My Existential Journey Through the Belarusian Revolution

In 2020, Belarus chose humanity over cynicism. We stood on the brink of something new. And although we were forced into exile, into prisons and graves, the world now knows that Belarusians exist. We exist, and we will return.

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Which Russian Music?

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine catalyzed a split in the Russian music scene between those who emigrated and those who remained. A further important fragmentation results from musicians’ differing visions for both Russia and its art.

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Tracing the Georgian Ruling Party’s De-Europeanization

With 70-80% of Georgians supporting Euro-Atlantic integration, the ruling party avoids openly rejecting this path. Instead, it promises domestic audiences EU membership under the slogan “Toward Europe with Dignity.”

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