Events
Islam in Russia: History, Politics and Culture
November 06, 2003 // 8:00am — 10:30am
Speakers will include:Shireen Hunter, Director, Islam Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Rustem Shukurov, Associate Professor of History, Moscow State University; Kate Graney, Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Skidmore College; Radik Amirov, Head of Press Service, Russian Council of Religious Affairs
Islam in Russia: History, Politics and Culture
November 05, 2003 // 1:00pm — 3:30pm
Speakers will include:Talib Saidbaev, Advisor to the Head Mufti, Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia; Robert Crews, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Stanford University, and former Title VIII-supported Research Scholar, Kennan Institute; John Dunlop, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Aleksei Malashenko, Deputy Director, Carnegie Moscow Center
Book Launch -- GULAG: A History
November 03, 2003 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
Anne Applebaum, columnist, Washington Post
Capital of the Tsars and Soul of Mankind: How the Two St. Petersburgs Defined Russian Culture
October 27, 2003 // 11:00am — 12:00pm
John Brown, Research Associate, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
Book Launch -- St. Petersburg's 300 Years: New Perspectives on Old Myths
October 23, 2003 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Arthur George, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, and author, St. Petersburg: Russia's Window to the Future - The First Three CenturiesTo read more about St. Petersburg: Russia's Window to the Future -- The First Three Centuries or to order this book, click here.
The Tsar's Last Imperialist: the Outrageous Life of Baron Ungern von Shternberg
October 20, 2003 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Willard Sunderland, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Cincinnati, and former Title VIII-Supported Research Scholar, Kennan Institute
Book Launch -- Russian-Eurasian Renaissance? U.S. Trade and Investment in Russia and Eurasia
October 16, 2003 // 4:00pm — 5:00pm
Jan Kalicki, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Eugene Lawson, President, U.S.-Russia Business CouncilTo read more about Russian-Eurasian Renaissance? U.S. Trade and Investment in Russia and Eurasia or to order this book, click here.
Book Launch -- Black Earth: A Journey through Russia after the Fall
October 14, 2003 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Andrew Meier, Contributor, Time Europe, and former Fellow, Woodrow Wilson CenterTo read more about Black Earth: A Journey through Russia after the Fall or to order this book, click here.
Culture/Kultura: Russian Influences on American Performing Arts: Theater
October 10, 2003 // 5:30pm — 8:00pm
Andrei Malaev-Babel, Producing Artistic Director, Stanislavsky Theater Studio (STS); Sarah Kane Artistic Associate, STS, and Vice-President, MICHA (Michael Chekhov Association), New York. A performance by the STS will follow the lecture.
CANCELLED--Taking Measure of Ukraine's International Economic Priorities
October 09, 2003 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Yurii Pakhomov, Academician and Head of Economic Section, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, KyivCANCELLED