Russia and Eurasia Events
Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam
September 05, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Cold War International History Project
Tapping into newly accessible diplomatic archives in several nations, Fredrik Logevall, John S. Knight Professor of International Studies at Cornell University traces the path that led two Western nations to lose their way in Vietnam in his latest book entitled Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam.
Militant Liberty: A Comparative Study of the Scope and Limits of the Aggressive Ideological Strategy during the Early Phase of the Cold War
August 08, 2012 // 3:00pm — 4:30pm
Cold War International History Project
ECNU-WWICS Scholar Zhang Yang will give a presentation entitled "Militant Liberty: A Comparative Study of the Scope and Limits of the Aggressive Ideological Strategy during the Early Phase of the American Cold War."
Trilateralism and Beyond: Great Power Politics and the Korean Security Dilemma During and After the Cold War
July 10, 2012 // 3:30pm — 5:00pm
North Korea International Documentation Project
"Trilateralism and Beyond" brings together a collection of essays by leading American, South Korean, and Japanese scholars that probe the historical dynamics formed and driven by the Korean security dilemma. Drawing on newly declassified documents secured by the National Security Archive’s Korea Project, along with new archival resources in China and former Warsaw Pact countries, the contributors examine the critical relationship between the United States and South Korea, exploring the delicate balancing act of bolstering the security alliance and fostering greater democracy in South Korea.
Local Media and Ethnic Politics in 21st-Century Russia
June 18, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Kennan Institute
Kathryn Graber, Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar, Kennan Institute
The Failure of Democracy in Post-Soviet Eurasia
June 12, 2012 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Kennan Institute
Twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it is clear that democracy has failed to take root in most former Soviet republics. Based on extensive field research in the region, this seminar will discuss the varieties of non-democratic regimes that have developed and will offer some explanations for the failure of democracy in Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus.
Familiar Strangers in the Soviet Marketplace: Georgian Trade Networks between the Caucasus and Moscow
June 11, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Kennan Institute
Erik R. Scott, Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar, Kennan Institute
Belarusian State Formation: Examining 1919-1939 Contestation in Poland’s West Belarus
June 04, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Kennan Institute
Aliaksandr Paharely, Visiting Scholar, Center for Belarusian Studies, Southwestern College, Kansas
The Allies and the Role of Lend-Lease in WWII: The Russian View
May 29, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Kennan Institute
Cosponsored by the Russian-American Community Center of Florida, Open Dialogue (Moscow) and the Spiritual Diplomacy Foundation, in this discussion Nikolai Borodin, Director, Museum of the Allies and Lend-Lease in Moscow, will explore the history of the museum and the role of America in the Lend-Lease program during World War II.
The National Conversation: Putin's Return & The U.S.-Russian Reset
May 23, 2012 // 12:30pm — 2:00pm
Kennan Institute
On May 7, Vladimir Putin began his third term as president of the Russian Federation. With the Russian political season over, and the American political season heating up, what are the implications of political transition for the important issues in the U.S.-Russian bilateral relationship?
Book Discussion: Stage Fright: Politics and the Performing Arts in Late Imperial Russia
May 14, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Kennan Institute
Paul du Quenoy, Professor, Department of History and Archaeology, American University of Beirut, will present his recent book, "Stage Fright: Politics and the Performing Arts in Late Imperial Russia" (Penn State University Press, 2009). In a refutation of accepted arguments about the political nature of Russian culture, its central argument maintains that patterns of commercialization and entertainment dominated the Russian Empire's performing arts culture, to the widespread exclusion of political expression.
