Telebridge Discussion: "Work and Life in St. Petersburg”
-Thomas Leary, Consul General in St. Petersburg, and Richard Woodhouse, GSO Specialist at the St. Petersburg consulate, discuss “Work and Life in St. Petersburg.”
RSW Public Lecture: "The Political Geography of New Religious Sites in Moscow Neighborhoods"
-Meagan Todd, RSW post-doctoral fellow, "The Political Geography of New Religious Sites in Moscow Neighborhoods"
Ostrom Workshop Colloquium Series: "Well-oiled Cultural Politics in the Altai Region: Promoting Indigenous Heritage in Gazprom’s Resource Colonies"
-Ostrom Workshop Colloquium Series. Gertjan Plets, anthropologist from Utrecht University, “Well-oiled Cultural Politics in the Altai Region: Promoting Indigenous Heritage in Gazprom’s Resource Colonies.”
Public Lecture: "Violins and Trowels for Palmyra: Post-Conflict Cultural Diplomacy and the Russian Federation"
-Gertjan Plets, anthropologist from Utrecht University, “Violins and Trowels for Palmyra: Post-Conflict Cultural Diplomacy and the Russian Federation”
REEI Series: О России по-русски! Maria Lipman
-Maria Lipman, SGIS visiting scholarМонументальный пантеон. Иконоборчество и приступы "монументальной лихорадки"/The Monumental Pantheon: Iconoclasm and Attacks of "Monumental Fever"
REEI Networks! "Conducting Fieldwork in Eastern Eurasia"
-REEI Networks! Gertjan Plets, "Conducting Fieldwork in Eastern Eurasia"
CCD Speaker Series: Ivan Grigoriev
-Ivan Grigoriev: "A History of Legal Genres and Rules of Procedure in the Russian Constitutional Court" Sponsored by the Center for Constitutional Democracy, IU Maurer School of Law
RSW Public Lecture: "Russia in the Alt-right Imaginary"
-Jennifer Wilson, Post-doctoral fellow at University of Pennsylvania, "Russia in the Alt-right Imaginary"
RSW Public Lecture: "Queer Harlem, Queer Tashkent: Langston Hughes's Boy Dancers of Uzbekistan"
-Jennifer Wilson, Post-doctoral fellow at University of Pennsylvania, "Queer Harlem, Queer Tashkent: Langston Hughes's Boy Dancers of Uzbekistan"
Graduate Student Lunch Lecture: "The Historical Turn in Social Science Research: Questions, Theories and Evidence"
-Graduate Student Lunch and Lecture with Evgeny Finkel, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University: "The Historical Turn in Social Science Research: Questions, Theories and Evidence"
RSW Public Lecture: "Ordinary Jews: Choice and Survival During the Holocaust"
-Evgeny Finkel, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University, “Ordinary Jews: Choice and Survival During the Holocaust”
RSW Public Lecture: "To the Golden Abode: Kalmyk Buddhism in History, Minority, and Diaspora"
-Ted Holland, political geographer, “To the Golden Abode: Kalmyk Buddhism in History, Minority, and Diaspora.”
RSW Public Lecture: "Institutional decay under autocracy: evidence from business-state relations in Russia"
-Ivan Grigorev, RSW post-doctoral scholar, and Kirill Zhirkov, Ph.D. student at University of Michigan, “Institutional decay under autocracy: evidence from business-state relations in Russia."
REEI Networks! "Forging U.S.-Russia Partnerships"
-Celeste Wallander, President and CEO of the US-Russia Foundation, will discuss “Forging U.S.-Russia Partnerships.”
REEI Networks! "The Role of Russian and East European Area Studies Scholarship and Expertise in a Polarized World"
-Michael Burawoy, sociologist, University of California at Berkeley, will discuss “The Role of Russian and East European Area Studies Scholarship and Expertise in a Polarized World.”
RSW Public Lecture: "People's Movement in Support of the State: Pensioners' Organizations in Russia"
-Natalia Forrat, Post-doctoral scholar at Notre Dame, “People's Movement in Support of the State: Pensioners' Organizations in Russia”
Conference Panel: "US-Global Russia"
-“U.S.-Global Russia,” panel at SGIS Conference “America’s Role in the World: Foreign Policy Begins at Home.” Moderator: Lee Feinstein, SGIS. Panelists: James Collins, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation;Andrew Kuchins, Georgetown University, Maria Lipman, visiting scholar of SGIS; Celeste Wallander, President & CEO, U.S.-Russia Foundation
RSW Public Lecture and Film Screening
-“International Women’s Day: Inspiring Revolution and Returning to its U.S. Roots," talk by Rochelle Ruthchild, and screening of film, "Left on Pearl," about the surprise ending of the 1971 International Women’s Day march in Boston.
Human Rights Justice in Hybrid Regimes: Enforced Disappearances and Torture in the Russian Federation
-Co-sponsored by RSW and the Department of International Studies. "Human Rights Justice in Hybrid Regimes: Enforced Disappearances and Torture in the Russian Federation”
REEI Networks! "Making the Case for Policy Relevance in Funding Proposals across the Social Sciences and Humanities"
-Professor Michael Kimmage will discuss “Making the Case for Policy Relevance in Funding Proposals across the Social Sciences and Humanities,” followed by a discussion of the state of the US-Russian diplomatic relationship.
RSW Public Panel Discussion: "Russian Presidential Election: Results Preordained, Future Uncertain"
-Panelists Regina Smyth, Maria Lipman, Michael Kimmage, and Nikolai Petrov discuss “Russian Presidential Election: Results Preordained, Future Uncertain.”
RSW Public Lecture: "Coping with Uncertainty: Petty Traders in Post-Soviet Russia"
-Kamil Wielecki, Fulbright Visiting Professor at Wagner College, NY, “Coping with Uncertainty: Petty Traders in Post-Soviet Russia”
Telebridge Discussion: "The Global Informality Project"
-Alena Ledeneva, Professor of Politics and Society, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, will discuss “The Global Informality Project." Facilitated by Justin Otten, REEI faculty and contributor to GIP’s Macedonia section.
RSW Public Lecture: "From Siberia Speaks the World: Ethnographic Insights in Times of Change"
-Susie Crate, Professor of Anthropology, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, George Mason University, "From Siberia Speaks the World: Ethnographic Insights in Times of Change"
RSW Public Lecture: "Creating the Image of Russia: Language, Ideology and Political Propaganda in Eighteenth Century Europe"
-Vladislav Rjeoutski, German Historical Institute in Moscow, “Creating the Image of Russia: Language, Ideology and Political Propaganda in Eighteenth Century Europe” (Lecture in English)
ISU Lecture: "Death to the Old Law and its Old Servants: Soviet Law, Canon Law, and the Trials of Orthodox Clergymen in Soviet Russia, 1922-1923"
-Francesca Silano, RSW post-doctoral scholar, 'Death to the Old Law and its Old Servants: Soviet Law, Canon Law, and the Trials of Orthodox Clergymen in Soviet Russia, 1922-1923"
RSW Public Lecture: "The Art of Spiritual Warfare: Secularization Bolshevik Style in Revolutionary Russia"
-Vera Shevzov, Smith College, “The Art of Spiritual Warfare: Secularization Bolshevik Style in Revolutionary Russia”
Keynote Lecture: "Satire and Anti-Satire in Caucasus Historiographies"
-Midwest Russian History Workshop (MRHW) keynote lecture. Bruce Grant of NYU will discuss "Satire and Anti-Satire in Caucasus Historiographies"
REEI Symposium Panel: “China, Russia, and the World: Focus on the Middle East”
-Panel on “China, Russia, and the World: Focus on the Middle East.” Panelists include Sharyl Cross, St. Edwards University; Shaojin Chai, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Development, UAE; and Kyle Haddad-Fonda, Nicholas Sparks Foundation
REEI Series: О России по-русски! Vladislav Rjeoutski
-Vladislav Rjeoutski, German Historical Institute in Moscow. Языки российской дипломатии в 18 - первой половине 19 вв. / The Languages of Russian Diplomacy in the Eighteenth -- First Half of the Nineteenth Century
Book Presentation: "Language Choice in Enlightenment Europe: Education, Sociability, and Governance"
-Vladislav Rjeoutski, German Historical Institute in Moscow, will present his book "Language Choice in Enlightenment Europe: Education, Sociability, and Governance"
RSW Public Lecture: "Nature Versus Nurture: A Comparison of Russian Law Graduates Destined for State Service and For Private Practice"
-Professor Kathryn Hendley, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, “Nature Versus Nurture: A Comparison of Russian Law Graduates Destined for State Service and For Private Practice”
RSW Public Lecture: "National or European Politicians? Gauging MEPs Polarity When Russia is Concerned"
-Anna A. Dekalchuk, RSW post-doctoral scholar will discuss her co-authored paper “National or European Politicians? Gauging MEPs Polarity When Russia is Concerned" (coauthors: Aleksandra Khokhlova, National Research Univeristy Higher School of Economics, St. Retersburg, Russia, and Dmitriy Skougarevskiy, European University at St. Petersburg, Russia)
REEI Series: О России по-русски! Valentina Kaisarova
-Valentina Kaisarova, St. Petersburg State University and HSE St. Petersburg: Ожидания и восприятие гражданами предоставления общественных услуг в стратегиях крупных городов России: пример одного сравнительного исследования/Citizen expectations and reception of public services in the strategies of major Russian cities: a comparative study.
Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies