Monthly Archives: October 2018

The Persistence of Fate in Vasily Grossman’s “Everything Flows”

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By August Hagemann Though Vasily Grossman holds that individuals are to be held accountable for their actions under Stalin’s regime, he contends in his novel Everything Flows that it is fate that ultimately determined who faced what set of circumstances … Continue reading

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The Tsar’s Yearbook

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By Zinaida Osipova Defiantly judging the book by its cover, I chose to explore the massive and colorful Coronation Collection (Koronatsionniy sbornik) of 1899 dedicated to Nicholas II’s ascension to the throne and its accompanying events. The book was edited … Continue reading

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Playing with the Past: “Going Vertical”

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The Havighurst Center’s fall film series ends with Going Vertical  By Helen McHenry The Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies ended its fall film series on Tuesday, September 25 with Going Vertical, a 2017 Russian film about the Soviet … Continue reading

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Stronger Together: Ambassador Rolandas Kriščiūnas on Lithuania and the International Community

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Miami students meet with the Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States.  The author is sixth from the left. By August Hagemann On Wednesday, September 26th, Miami University’s Office of Global Initiatives, Department of Anthropology, and Havighurst Center for Russian and … Continue reading

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