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By Emily Erdmann On Friday October 26th, Miami students and faculty welcomed Mikhail Zygar, a best-selling author and former journalist for TV Dozhd’, as part of the Havighurst lecture series on “Truth and Power.” His visit was particularly poignant as … Continue reading
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By Zinaida Osipova Hardly one of the greatest but certainly one of the most peculiar Russian rulers was the son of Catherine the Great, Paul I (1796–1801). I have always been fascinated by his personality: being in the shade of … Continue reading
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Picture courtesy of CNBC. By Helen McHenry On October 23, Dr. Graeme Robertson of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came to Miami to discuss the current situation of Russian politics under President Vladimir Putin. Based on his … Continue reading
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By Zinaida Osipova It was Konstantin Khabensky’s part in the 2008 film Admiral that revived Alexander Kolchak’s name among the wider Russian population almost a century after he had lived. The movie portrayed Kolchak, who was an Imperial admiral and … Continue reading
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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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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
