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

Join us online on Wednesday, October 15th for our last installment of 19v this semester! Here, we will learn about the early life and career of Osip Petrov -- a Ukranian man who came to define Russian opera. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/actin...

Join us on Tuesday, October 14th for an exciting roundtable discussion by a panel of Russian professors, scholars, theorists, and authors while they dissect the roots and reality of the crisis in Ukraine and explore where we go from here. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/at-th...

TOMORROW: What happens to art when class barriers are removed? Join us while Professor Alexsandr Prigozhin explores the ideas and work of Viktor Shklovsky and Andrei Platonov as they revolutionized Russian literature and art. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/the-l...

Join us for a virtual event on Monday, October 13th as Professor Romaniello explores how erroneous assumptions about the nature of disease led to a public health crisis following the appearance of the plague in Russia after the Russo-Turkish War. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/outla...

MONDAY: How do ordinary people reclaim their power in the midst of war and loss? Join us tomorrow as historian Michael David-Fox discusses the experiences and actions of ordinary people in a small Russian city during the Second World War. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/cruci...

Join us on Wednesday, October 8th as Professor Aleksandr Prigozhin explores how two major Soviet thinkers, Viktor Shklovsky and Andrei Platonov, navigated creating a new literature. What does it mean to produce art in a new society? jordanrussiacenter.org/events/the-l...

TOMORROW: Book talk with award winning author, artist, and activist Victoria Lomasko about her latest work, The Last Soviet Artist. Join us while we discuss the book which examines social and political life in the post Soviet world. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/book-...

Today on the Blog, Maria Livadchenko writes: “Alexander Sokurov’s 2002 film “Russian Ark” may intend to affirm the redemptive power of art as Russia’s only salvation, but ultimately undermines that hope.” shorturl.at/PdGuh

Join us on Monday, October 6th while historian Michael David-Fox discusses his latest work, Crucibles of Power, and walks us through what it means to be an ordinary person making decisions in extraordinary times. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/cruci...

Join us on Thursday, October 2nd for a book talk with author, artist, and activist Victoria Lomasko about her latest work, The Last Soviet Artist, which examines social and political life in the post Soviet world. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/book-...

Coming up this week – SEPT 16 @ 3PM ET – Race, Decolonization, and the Cold War: African Student Elites In Moscow with Harold D. Weaver jordanrussiacenter.org/events/race-... – SEPT 18 @ 5PM ET – 10 Years of Observing US-Russia Relations jordanrussiacenter.org/events/10-ye...

Today on the blog, Leora Eisenberg: “My study of some 120 WWII-era Jewish evacuees to Uzbekistan sought to learn whether their experiences could be framed as a success of the Soviet doctrine of ‘friendship of the peoples.’” shorturl.at/vcKez

Today on the blog, Alexander Libman: “Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, its surprisingly strong economy has enabled the government to continuously replenish its military forces without implementing unpopular mass mobilization.” shorturl.at/6zT8u

Today on the blog, Tyler Kirk: “The Putin regime sees the archives Gulag survivors and their children have built as a threat because they lay bare Soviet crimes, juxtaposing these with the state-sponsored cult of the ‘Great Patriotic War.’” shorturl.at/N0Rsp

Read the new article by our postdoc fellow James A. Nealey published with the Contemporary European History on the efforts to improve socioeconomic conditions in the USSR during the late 20 century: "The Shchekino Method" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Today on the blog, Emily Wang: “Some of Pushkin’s contemporaries associated Russian serfdom with American slavery—and hence, the poet’s youthful liberalism with his African ancestry.” shorturl.at/vCZKQ

Today on the blog, Morena Skalamera: “Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are at the forefront of regional efforts in renewable energy investment, while also being the largest oil and gas-producing nations of Central Asia.” shorturl.at/7klnW

Yesterday on the blog, David Brandenberger: “The Stalin-era Short History of the USSR subordinated both its critique and endorsement of empire to the celebration of state-building on either side of the revolutionary divide.” shorturl.at/TwM5L

Today on the blog, Dijana Mitrović: “Since November 2024, massive student-led protests against government corruption have roiled Serbia, inspiring a nationwide movement demanding systemic change.” shorturl.at/IIiMO

Today on the blog, Valery Dzutsati and Dinara Rakhmatullayeva: “In Central Asia, more Internet content creation—e.g., posting and blogging—is associated with higher trust in the government and a higher likelihood of election participation.” shorturl.at/yZWdl

Today on the blog, Stefan B. Kirmse: “When the Jewish defendants in the 1879 Kutaisi trial were finally acquitted, the judges’ decision was met with sustained applause in the courtroom.” shorturl.at/vWOpW

Today on the blog, Stefan B. Kirmse: “In March 1879, in the Georgian city of Kutaisi, then part of the Russian Empire, nine Jewish men stood trial for allegedly killing a Christian child.” shorturl.at/VqZFH

The Jordan Center is now accepting entries for our 5th Annual Grad Student Essay Competition! Win up to $500 and get published on our blog. Open to all MA/PhD students in the U.S. Deadline: April 18, 2025. More info: jordanrussiacenter.org/blog/the-fif...