Thank you for joining our conversation with Simon Shuster and Dr. Yevgenia Albats on Lukashenko’s role between the Kremlin and the White House. You can watch the talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvrH...

Today on the Blog, Ingrid Kleespies: “It is hard to overlook the fact that perhaps what matters most about the Decembrist bicentennial is its absence.” shorturl.at/pXpxe

TOMORROW: How do art and style move across borders? And how does an official interpretation by the state obscure our understanding of traditions? Join us as Dr. Tatsumi explores these topics through Samokish's Ukrainian embroidery motifs. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/mykol...

Join us online on Wednesday, December 10th as Dr. Yukiko Tatsumi explores the impact and cultural importance of Mykola Samokish's work on Ukrainian motifs, how styles cross borders, and how state branding changes the way we view art and tradition. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/mykol...

Today on the Blog, Lina Turygina: “Both Nina Berberova and Olga Zilberbourg lack the comforts of a rooted identity. In its place, each author carves out a narrative space where survival itself becomes a form of authorship.” shorturl.at/hpgrA

What is Alexandr Lukashenko’s role as an intermediary between Moscow and Washington? Join Dr. Yevgenia Albats in conversation with journalist Simon Shuster for the 3rd event in our series “Russia and Its Neighbors: In Search of a New Paradigm.” In-person only. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

MONDAY: Why do we gravitate towards stories about healthcare and doctors at certain points in history? Join us online as Dr. Sutton-Mattocks walks us through the interwar period of Soviet film and literature's fascination with medicine and the modern. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/scien...

Join us on Thursday, December 4th as Dr. Dubrovskiy discusses how the exile of Russian academics affects scholarship, the creation of institutions in exile, and its broader implications for the future of Russian academia. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/russi...

Join us on Wednesday, December 3rd as Yakov Lurie shares the findings of the PSL on the attitudes of everyday Russians on the War in Ukraine. Gathered from extensive beginning in 2022, they illuminate the complex relationships people have with the war. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/the-f...

Today on the Blog, Anna Vichkitova: “What defines post-Soviet family history is not what has been transmitted, like the inherited pain of Holocaust survivors’ descendants, but what has been missed.” shorturl.at/ZKEOi

Join us online on Monday, December 1st for another installment in the Health Matters series! Here, Dr. Sutton-Mattocks will explore surgeons and surgery as metaphors to process anxieties and ethical dilmmas in the interwar period USSR. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/scien...

MONDAY: Does being modern necessitate being urban? Join us as anthropologist and historian Abigail Karas explores this question in the context of Moldova's capital city, Chișinău. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/its-m...

Join us on Monday, November 24th as anthropologist and historian Abigail Karas walks us through her research on attitudes towards urbanization Moldova and explores the question of what it means to be modern. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/its-m...

Today on the Blog, Lana Belenkaia: “During his time abroad, the Soviet poet, translator, jazzman, dancer, and choreographer Valentin Parnakh (1891–1951) constantly faced the question of choosing a new language for his poetry.” shorturl.at/dLe85

TOMORROW: What does the digital future look like for Russia in an age of increased repression? What is its economic trajectory since choosing to follow ""market"" capitalism after the collapse of the USSR? Come find out as experts discuss their findings! jordanrussiacenter.org/events/from-...

TODAY: How did structural features of the Soviet film establishment close and open up opportunities for women? Join us to find out how women broke into the documentary film scene in the USSR and what inroads they made! jordanrussiacenter.org/events/women...

MONDAY: Author Jose Alaniz walks us through his experience of the revolt against Boris Yeltsin in Moscow using a combination of horror and comedy! Join us as for this riveting talk! jordanrussiacenter.org/events/mosco...

Today on the Blog, Paul Stubbs: “Although it may seem as though Croatia’s process of ‘Euro-Atlantic integration’ has been completed, many political, social and economic challenges remain.” shorturl.at/sOS9y

TOMORROW: Award-winning authors Evgenia Nekrasova and Tatiana Novoselova join us to discuss current literary trends in Russia, the Russian publishing industry, and their work as cofounders of the Independent School of Literary Practices in Moscow. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/cultu...

Join us on Wednesday, November 19th as Dr. Françoise Daucé and Dr. Olessia Kirtchik explore Russia's digital and economic trajectory as increased political repression and the effects of choices made after choosing to convert to ""market"" capitalism. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/from-...

Join us on Tuesday, November 18th to learn more about how structural changes in the USSR restricted and then opened up access for women film documentarians. Our discussion is led by Kirill Goriachok. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/women...

TOMORROW: Imperial Russia made huge contributions to the developement of international law while it carried out its brutal conquest of Central Asia. Join us online for an examination of how Russia reframed this legal study to support its ambitions. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/inter...

Join us on Monday, November 17 as author Jose Alaniz introduces us to his latest book which combines horror and comedy to bring to life his experiences of the 1993 October Events in Moscow! jordanrussiacenter.org/events/mosco...

MONDAY: How do people choose to structure their lives when the system as they know it falls apart? Joseph Kellner explores this topic in his new book, The Spirit of Socialism, through the eyes of the people living through the collapse of the USSR. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/the-s...

Join us on Thursday, November 13th as the cofounders and award-winning authors of the Moscow-based Independent School of Literary Practices examine current trends in literature and book publishing in Russia. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/cultu...

Join us online on Wednesday, November 12th for an examination of how imperial Russia used and developed international law in Europe to justify its conquest of Central Asia led by Dr. Jonas Wieschollek and Dr. Svetlana Gorshenina. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/inter...

TODAY: Join us as a panel of sociologists examines how in the wake of mass censorship, public art becomes a forum for public political debate in authoritarian regimes in Eastern Europe! jordanrussiacenter.org/events/publi...

Today on the Blog, Emma Larson: “The 2022 horror film QAS may be the closest thing that Kazakhstan has to a genuine memorial to Stalin-era crimes against the nation.” shorturl.at/Tg9MG

Join us on Monday, November 10th as Joseph Kellner talks about his new book, The Spirit of Socialism, which chronicles the cultural changes that occurred in the former Soviet Union as it collapsed. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/the-s...

Join us on Thursday, November 6th for a round table discussion led by sociologists from NYU, the New School, and UCL as they examine how public art has been used as a tool of political opposition in authoritarian regimes in Eastern Europe. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/publi...

TOMORROW: What happens to online political expression in the face of political repression and censorship? Join us to find out as Dr. Kristina Pederson presents her findings on this topic in Russia! jordanrussiacenter.org/events/onlin...

Today on the Blog, Sara Ruiz: “The world’s first Nazi war crimes trial was held in July 1943, in the Soviet city of Krasnodar. Just six months after the city was liberated from German occupation, eleven defendants—all Soviet citizens” shorturl.at/n7vRB

Join us on Tuesday, November 4th as Dr. Kristina Pederson presents her findings on online political behavior in Russia in the face of political censorship, the foreign agent label, and increased surveillance of social media. , jordanrussiacenter.org/events/onlin...

MONDAY: What was life like during the period of farm collectivization in Uzbekistan? Join us as Marianne Kamp discusses the findings published in her new book in conversation with anthropologist Morgan Liu. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/oral-...

TODAY: Learn how Yiddish Russian poets made sense of the fact that everything they were and had was up for grabs during the pogroms of the Russian Civil War in this insightful talk led by Professor Harriet Murav. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/as-th...

TOMORROW: Learn how Yiddish Russian poets made sense of the fact that everything they were and had was up for grabs during the pogroms of the Russian Civil War in this insightful talk led by Professor Harriet Murav. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/as-th...

Today on the Blog, Jared Warren: “Before Catholicism became a dominant part of the Polish national imagination in the twentieth century, Poles carefully crafted visions of Poland-Lithuania’s past .” shorturl.at/6OwcN

Join us on Friday, October 24th for a symposium on Post-Soviet Indigeneity! Here, a diverse group of experts meet to explore the nature of indigenous identities in the post-Soviet space and how their unique histories shape our current perceptions. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/post-...

Join us on Monday, October 27th as social historian Marianne Kamp discusses her latest book on the social history of the farm collectivization in Uzbekistan! Anthropologist Morgan Liu joins the discussion about the experiences of Uzbeks during this time. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/oral-...

Join us on Thursday, October 23rd while we join Professor Harriet Murav as she explores the concept of hefker -- ownerless property -- as imagined by Russian Yiddish poets in the wake of the pogroms of the Russian Civil War. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/as-th...

TOMORROW: Join us for the start to a new series: Russia and Its Neighbors. In this first installment, we are joined by Dr. Yevgenia Albats and Professor Oleg Itskhoki as they examine the economic impacts of the war in Ukraine and more! jordanrussiacenter.org/events/can-r...

Today on the Blog, Zuzanna Lin-Iwanejko: “Prioritizing the Soviet-era splendor of Georgian sanatoria over their more recent role as shelters for internally displaced people erases a vital chapter of local history.” shorturl.at/ltfzM

TOMORROW: Which techniques can be used to convey life and death in a specific place and time using minimalist verse? Professor Luba Golburt explores this through the work of unofficial Soviet poet Yan Satunovsky with us online. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/malch...

TOMORROW: He was Ukrainian, but became one of the most important figures in Russian opera. Come join us online to learn more about his upbringing and early career in Ukrainian provincial theaters in this last installment of the 19v series this semester. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/actin...

TOMORROW: What are the real root causes of the Russian war on Ukraine? How can we move forward once the conflict ends? An expert panel takes on these questions and more at our roundtable discussion here at the Jordan Center. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/at-th...

Join us on Friday, October 17th as Dr. Yevgenia Albats and Professor Oleg Itskhoki kick off a new series: Russia and Its Neighbors. In this talk, our speakers will analyze the broad economic impacts of the war and the effectiveness of sanctions. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/itskh...

MONDAY: What happens when incomplete information leaves a nation unable to properly combat the outbreak of a pandemic? Join us online as Professor Romaniello discusses the case study of Russia during the outbreak of the plague in the18th century. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/outla...

Join us online on Thursday, October 16th while Professor Luba Golburt guides us through a close reading of how minimalist poet Yan Satunovsky's work acts as a mirror to his life and the reality of aging as a poet in the USSR. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/malch...

Today on the Blog, Nessie Kurganova: “Markov illuminates a curious world often left unseen, writing zakoulki (nooks and crannies) and their absent-minded pedestrians into a portrait of twenty-first-century Russia that neither absolves nor condemns its subject matter.” shorturl.at/bYwlN

Yesterday on the Blog, Tony Lin: “This year’s Chopin Piano Competition boasts 84 participants from 20 countries competing for cash prizes and, more importantly, coveted concert and recording engagements and name recognition.” shorturl.at/NqELa