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By Nicole Payne October 20, 2025 Oxford, OH – Emil Draitser, a Professor Emeritus at the Hunter College of the City University of New York and a Soviet émigré, presented on his career producing satirical pieces during the mid-1960s through … Continue reading
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By Grace Farrell OXFORD, OH, October 13, 2025 —Is the narrative of a “propaganda state” too russocentric? This past Monday, Dr. Jonathon Dreeze, the third speaker in the Havighurst Colloquium’s fall lecture series, presented his research on Soviet propaganda in … Continue reading
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By Anastasija Mladenovska Oxford, OH. October 6, 2025 In the autumn of 1935, two unlikely ambassadors of Soviet humor embarked on one of the most unusual journeys of the interwar era. Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov, satirists known at home … Continue reading
By Becca Borton Oxford, OH, September 22, 2025. Amidst the Purge-induced terror of the 1930s, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin paused his quest to assassinate Leon Trotsky and assuaged the fears of his people in the best way he knew: commissioning … Continue reading
