“The alt-right has found a natural ally in Russia’s current zeitgeist.”
Continue reading...Ada Dialla links Vereshchagin’s art to the rise of humanitarianism in 19th-century Russia
Natasha BluthContributing to a “humanitarian narrative,” Vereshchagin’s work helped craft a bond between those who suffer and those who empathize with that suffering.
Continue reading...Polina Barskova surveys poetries from the Siege of Leningrad
Nigar HacizadeThe Siege of Leningrad (1941-1944) produced “multiple poetries,” some published within hours, some written “in the dark,” never to be published.
Continue reading...Kompromat: What it is, and what it means for US-Russia relations
Natasha BluthFeaturing:
Keith Darden, Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University
Miriam Elder, World Editor, BuzzFeed News
Katy E. Pearce, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of Washington
Our panelists will address the history of Kompromat in both the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet successor states, the role it is currently playing in Russian politics, the ways in which in technological changes have impacted Kompromat, as well as the the potential effects of Kompromat on US-Russian relations.
Continue reading...NYC Russia Public Policy Series: The Reset Trap? Reconfiguring U.S.-Russia Relations in a Time of International Uncertainty
Natasha BluthFeaturing:
Stephen Kotkin, Professor in History and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, History Department, Princeton University
Daniel Nexon, Associate Professor, Department of Government and School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Yuval Weber, Assistant Professor, National Research University Higher School of Economics in the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
Our speakers will address the issue of why reconfiguring US-Russia relations has proven so difficult and why efforts to improve U.S.-Russia relations in the past, including the “Reset” under the Obama administration, have unravelled.
Borders of Biopolitics: Population and Power in Modern Russia
Natasha BluthKevin Platt explores the meaning of Russian “Near Abroad” in the case of Latvia
Nigar HacizadeNeither national nor diasporic, never displaced but out of place nevertheless, Russian culture occupies distinctive and complex positions in Latvia.
Artists and scholars discuss “Falling Lenins,” revolution, identity
Nigar HacizadeIlya Budraitskis on what the 1917 revolution means to contemporary Russia
Natasha BluthRaquel Greene explores construction of race in 1920s Soviet children’s literature
Nigar HacizadeThe Soviets condemned American slavery and European colonialism as part of their civilizing mission, but their negative assessments of race and specifically Africanness was still informed by the West.
Continue reading...Socialism in Motion: How Georgians and Russians Acted Albania’s Ottoman Past and Albanian Films Brought War to Mao’s China
Natasha BluthA conversation with author Michael David-Fox on Soviet modernity
Nigar HacizadeMichael David Fox speaks on his recent book, Crossing Borders: Modernity, Ideology, and Culture in Russia and the Soviet Union.
Continue reading...Panel discusses whether Russia’s managed election hints at change
Ben DaltonThe four panelists argued that the elections reflect a country undergoing significant changes behind the scenes.
Continue reading...Russia vs. PornHub: Lie Back and Think of the Motherland
Eliot BorensteinApparently, people would rather do anything else—watch porn, have gay sex—than engage in heterosexual intercourse.
Continue reading...The September 2016 Russian Duma Elections: What Happened and What Does it Mean?
Heather JansonNineteenth-Century Russian Women’s Novels: Questions, Thoughts, and Speculations
Heather JansonPopulist Lives in Revolutionary Russia: Nikolai Charushin, Family and Friends
Heather JansonTransition from plan to market and its impact on well-being in Russia and other post-communist countries
Heather JansonCatriona Kelly approaches “period zapoya” through cinema
Natasha BluthOn May 13, 2016, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and the Tisch School of the Arts welcomed Catriona Kelly for the last colloquium of the Spring 2016 semester, entitled “Period zapoya: Alcohol and Cinema during the Brezhnev Era.” Kelly, who is a Professor of Russian at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy, was introduced by Eliot Borenstein, Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at New York University. The former president of Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) and a prolific writer, Kelly spoke briefly about her ongoing project – a book on the Soviet cine underground, a history of film in Leningrad during the post-Stalin era.
Continue reading...Panel on Russian-Ukrainian conflict urges constructive dialogue and a global perspective
Natasha BluthOn May 4, 2016, the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and the NYU Russian Club held a panel discussion entitled “Beyond Political Games,” dedicated to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict from the historic and cultural point of view. Panelists included Yanni Kotsonis, Director of the Jordan Center, Lucan Way, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, and Peter Zalmayev, Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative. The panel was introduced by Rossen Djagalov, Assistant Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at NYU. “In my experience, [this is a topic] that doesn’t really encourage meaningful dialogue for the most part, which is precisely why it’s important,” Djagalov said.
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