Author Archives: Stephen Norris

Dostoevsky’s Incarnational Realism

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By Joseph Puckett Dr. Paul Contino, Professor of Great Books at Pepperdine University, joined Miami’s academic community on Monday, October 4, for a lecture based on his new book, Dostoevsky’s Incarnational Realism. Contino’s lecture was the second in this year’s … Continue reading

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The Complications of Unbelief in The Brothers Karamazov

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By Rachel Ballinger On Monday, September 20, the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies welcomed its first guest lecture event for the fall colloquia series on “Dostoevsky at 200” with John Givens, professor of Russian at the University of … Continue reading

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The 1991 Project: October 2-8. Crushed Credos and Presentiments of Capitalism.

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By Colton Powaski By the week of October 6, 1991, it was obvious that the Soviet Union was collapsing. However, what was to come next still remained uncertain. The front page of the English-language Moscow News contained a picture of … Continue reading

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The 1991 Project. October. Through the Satirical Looking Glass: Krokodil Takes on The Soviet Economy

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By Izzy Tice Alongside The Moscow News and Pravda, the satirical magazine Krokodil was also continuing to publish during the time of the Soviet Union’s dissolution. Three times a month, Krokodil provided a humorous perspective on the events of the … Continue reading

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The 1991 Project. September 25-October 1, 1991: Soviet Disunion

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By Caden Wilcox As September 1991 reached its end, whatever cohesion the Soviet Union still had was increasingly giving way to disunion. Across all newspaper reports and editorials, writers openly dissented with government officials and criticized government processes. From September … Continue reading

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The 1991 Project: September 18-24. Steps Toward Economic Cohesion and Stability

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By Anastasia Treat             By mid-September 1991, not only were people dealing with the weakening of the Soviet Union, because of the worsening economic situation they also still had to worry about surviving the winter. The September 22issue of The … Continue reading

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