Author Archives: Stephen Norris

Ukraine in the News

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By Brad Terrace Oxford- The students at Miami University’s Oxford campus had the unique opportunity to listen to two journalists living and working in the Ukraine and their thoughts about the past, current, and future affairs of Ukraine. Isaac Webb … Continue reading

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Weary of the EU

By Nichole Kanios As a professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands Dr. Antoaneta Dimitrova has pursued academic directives and investigations into the EU with regard to varying themes of decision making, democratization, institutionalization, and so on. In her lecture … Continue reading

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The Bleeding Edge: Avant-Garde Idealism and Violence

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By August Hagemann On Wednesday, April 12, 2017, Miami University’s Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies screened the fourth and final film in its series on the Russian Revolution in contemporary Russian cinema, Angels of Revolution (Angely Revolyutsii), directed … Continue reading

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Former Ambassador Talks Russian-American Relations

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By Mohinee Mukherjee April 7, 2017. Oxford, OH. Former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Dr. Jack Matlock Jr. provided insight about past, present, and future Russian-American politics at the Annual Havighurst Lecture. Havighurst Center Interim Director and Professor of … Continue reading

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Embedded Discipline: Explaining Diverging Financial Outcomes in Eastern Europe

By Nathan Mandrell Economic development and the growth of incomes among a populace are one of the core political goals for any political ruler, especially those subjected to the harsh political pressures of regular democratic elections. For nations across the … Continue reading

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In Memoriam: Three 2016 Documentaries about Boris Nemtsov

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By Justin Wilmes, East Carolina University “Nemtsov’s murder was the final chord in the period of building a democratic society in Russia, which was born in 1991 during the putsch, and to which all of our hopes were tied. It … Continue reading

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