Join us on Tuesday, April 14th as Sasha de Vogel unveils her findings on how the start of the Ukraine War has changed the nature of appeals to the President, which show much concern for the war despite government efforts to suppress its discussion. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/appea...

Today on the Blog, Vivien Horvath: “Hungary’s parliamentary contest, coming up on 12 April, could become the year’s most consequential European election.” shorturl.at/IK1Ns

TOMORROW: What can the traces we leave tell us about our place in the world? Join us as Dr. Dima Arzyutov explores this concept through the mechanical tracks left by Soviet vehicles near the Arctic Circle. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/traci...

Today on the Blog, Peter Rutland and Elizaveta Gaufman: “As the war following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 enters its fifth year, the attitude of the Russian public remains difficult to gauge.” shorturl.at/tqsdE

Join us on Tuesday, April 7th as Dr. Dima Arzyutov explores how the discovery of mechanical tracks in the late Soviet Arctic led to the first environmental conservation efforts in the region and reflections on our place in the world. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/traci...

TOMORROW: Has Russia done a good job of using propaganda to make neighboring states support its efforts in Ukraine? Join us to find out as Dr. Hannah Chapman and Raushan Zhandayeva walk us through their findings. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/the-u...

MONDAY: Join us online for an exciting installment of Health Matters! This session, we will be guided through a novel analysis of Russian literature form the Golden to Internet Age from the perspectives of the latest breakthroughs in cognitive science. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/the-n...

Join us on Tuesday, March 31st as Dr. Hannah Chapman and Raushan Zhandayeva present their findings on how Russia's war with Ukraine and state propaganda has affected public perception of Russia and other world powers inside Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/the-u...

Join us online on Monday, March 30th for another installment of Health Matters! This week, Tom Dolack will analyze Russian literature from the Golden to Internet Age using the latest methods in cognitive science. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/the-n...

TOMORROW: Join us for another 19v lecture with Alexandra Urakova for a reexamination of the superfluous man! Her daring rereading of the trope in Russian literature draws on the works of classic authors examined through a queer theoretical lens. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/out-o...

MONDAY: How could theater flourish in the Gulag? During Stalin's time, it not only flourished, but became one of the highest representations of the art form during its time! Join us as Dr. Jake Robertson explores this fascinating period in Russian theater. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/stagi...

Join us on Wednesday, March 25th for another installment of 19v! This week, Alexandra Urakova will examine how the "superfluous man" trope in Russian literature could stem from queer misalignment in society. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/out-o...

Join us on Monday, March 23rd as Dr. Jake Robertson illuminates how even during one of the most repressive periods of Russia's history in its most oppressive locations, political prisoners managed to set off a golden age of theater. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/stagi...

TOMORROW: Join us as Dr. Julie George walks us through the development of Georgia's security forces in their role in upholding and strengthening autocracy. How did they come to hold this position? What are the prospects for democracy in Georgia? jordanrussiacenter.org/events/weapo...

Today on the Blog, Liudmila Listrovaya: “When extraction becomes politically protected, resistance becomes easier to criminalize.” shorturl.at/PGZMg

Join us on Tuesday, March 10th as Dr. Julie George traces the development of Georgia's security forces in their role of strengthening and maintaining Georgia's autocracy. She begins her investigation in 1992 and tracks the escalation in state violence. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/weapo...

TOMORROW: How did the advent of scientific thought and materialism affect the development of the novel in 19th century Russia? Join us as Melissa Frazier expands upon the impact of these new strains of through on the developing artform. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/signs...

TOMORROW: How do Ukrainian legislators make the most of their office? What is the nature of corruption and clientilism in Ukraine? Join us as Dr. Anastasiia Vlasenko shares her findings! jordanrussiacenter.org/events/legis...

TOMORROW: Find out how autocracies use workplace clientilism to influence elections and control voter behavior! Tim Frye joins us to discuss his investigations in Russia as well as seven other countries. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/workp...

MONDAY: What risk could a small artist run by debuting a horror movie? Join us on Monday while Svetlana Satchkova discusses her new book which explores how small artists can get trapped in repressive state machinery. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/book-...

Join us on Thursday, March 5th for an introduction to Melissa Frazier's new book on the impacts of materialism on the 19th century Russian novel! Here, she maps the impacs of scientific thought and materialism on the new artform. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/signs...

Today on the Blog, Yasyn Abdullaev: “The events that followed the Decembrist Uprising cemented the close bond between conspiracy thinking and the Russian bureaucratic mentality.” shorturl.at/ApB9P

Join us on Wednesday, March 4th as Dr. Anastasiia Vlasenko shares her findings on Ukrainian legislators' personal networks and their effects on corruption and policy as well as the impacts of low accountability on corruption and vote-buying in Ukraine. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/legis...

Join us on Tuesday, March 3rd while Tim Frye examines how autocracies use employers to influence the voting behavior of workers. His investigation pays special focus to the interconnection between the Russian state and large corporations. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/workp...

TOMORROW: Why did Russia reformi its legal system based on moral judgements rather than reason like the rest of Europe? Join us as Dr. Borisova dives into the origins and effects of Russian judicial reform during the Enlightment. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/book-...

Join us on Monday, March 2nd as Svetlana Satchkova discusses her new book. Written with the insight of an emigre from Putin's Russia, the book follows the fictional account of a young artist who gets entangled in state politics after her debut movie. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/book-...

Today on the Blog, Stanislav Tarasov: “In the Russian nineteenth century, the emotional states of enthusiasm and melancholy signified a rebellion against authority, tradition, and political order.” shorturl.at/1ZEqx

Join us online on Wednesday, Februrary 25th for another installment of 19v! Dr. Tatiana Borisova will be joining us to explore the outsize influence of moral judgements on Russian judicial reform in the middle of the Enlightenment. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/book-...

TOMORROW: Ukrainian-born artist Alisa Lozhkina explores issues of gender and freedom of expression in the post-Soviet art sphere. What are the constraints put on women in art? How can art be used as creative resistance to patriarchal norms? jordanrussiacenter.org/events/art-w...

Join us on Thursday, February 19 as Alisa Lozhkina talks through the dynamics of gender, creativity, and freedom in the post-Soviet art sphere. This talk spans her artistic career and experiences in striving for freedom and self expression. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/art-w...

Today on the Blog, Ingrid Kleespies: “After the soldiers of Russia’s elite Semenovskii regiment mutinied in fall 1820, the officer entrusted with writing up the incident for Alexander I was none other than the philosopher Petr Chaadaev.” jordanrussiacenter.org/blog/chaadae...

This Thursday, join us for a conversation with U.S. businessman Michael Calvey and Dr. Yevgenia Albats. They’ll discuss his journey from top foreign investor to political prisoner—and the reality of power and money in Russia. In person only. RSVP. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join us on Tuesday, February 17 as Dr. Anna Gomboeva walks us through the development of post-Soviet ethnic nationalities and race science and its detrimental effects on decolonial movements and anti-imperial resistance. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/faile...

TOMORROW: The role of nature in Marx and Engels' critique of capitalism has influenced many artists and flimmakers over the centuries. Join us as Dr. Neuberger explores its impact on film theory and cinematography in this riveting talk! jordanrussiacenter.org/events/marx-...

MONDAY: How could the revolutionary sanitary reforms in early 20th century Moscow still leave such high instances of child mortality? Join us as Anna Mazanik explores the effects of these reforms and how they left many children vulnerable. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/russi...

Yesterday on the Blog, Anna Nath: “Nikolai Turgenev’s diaries show how one young man living through a historical upheaval when ‘past’ crumbled, ‘present’ became unintelligible, and ‘future’ foreclosed managed to reclaim his present and act for the future” shorturl.at/dJSQH

Join us on Wednesday, February 11 as Dr. Neuberger explores the role of nature in Marx and Engels' critique of capitalism and its impact on the arts -- especially the role of nature in cinematic form and visual cognition. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/marx-...

Join us on Monday, February 9th as Anna Mazanik discusses her latest book on the Moscow sanitary reforms of 1900 and explores the question of how such extensive reforms could fail to help so many of the city's children. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/russi...

Today on the Blog, Evangelina Demina: “References to psychoactive substances are surprisingly common in Stalin-era literature—and not only in ‘unofficial’ or ‘underground’ works.” shorturl.at/RuVGS

TOMORROW: How did Russian aristocrats claim identities outside of titles and government service? Were their methods actually liberating, or did they contribute to cycles of oppression and abuse? jordanrussiacenter.org/events/blud-...

Join us on Feb. 5 at 4:00 PM for a conversation with Prof. Nina Khrushcheva, the New School and Dr. Yevgenia Albats on how Putin’s propaganda has evolved over 4 years of war—featuring insights from Khrushcheva’s recent trip to Russia. In-person only RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join us online on Wednesday, January 28th for our first installment of 19v! Professor Hokanson will explore Russia's portrayal of itself to the West through the eyes of its non-Russian subjects. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/russi...

Today on the Blog, Mackenzie Jones: “The figure of Bauyrzhan Momyshuly (1910-1982), a Kazakh-Soviet military colonel and writer, helps establish historical continuity between pre-modern forms of Kazakh statehood and the present republic.” shorturl.at/qpSCs

Join us on Friday, January 23rd while Dr. Igor Fedyukin explores the purpose and nature of illicit court romances amongst the Russian aristocracy. Were they an effective way to reclaim personal power and identity? jordanrussiacenter.org/events/blud-...

Join us on January 29 at 4:00 PM for a conversation with Michael Kofman and Dr. Yevgenia Albats on the 4-year war in Ukraine—realities from the frontlines, Putin’s goals, and the prospects for peace in the age of the Donroe Doctrine. RSVP (in person only): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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