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The author coaching American football in Moscow. By Keary Iarussi “So you play rugby?” – that is the question most Russians ask when I tell them I’m involved with American football here. And when I tell people back home, I’m … Continue reading
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“The Victory of the Revolution is in the Cooperation of Workers and Peasants.” By Jacob Hensh When we consider early twentieth century peasants in Russia, what are the typical stereotypes that come to mind? They own land, they farm that … Continue reading
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Note: This is the fifth post in what will become an ongoing “Five Questions with” series where students enrolled in the Fall Havighurst Colloquium on Russia in war and revolution pose questions to the guest speakers who speak to the … Continue reading
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Milling rye in Viatka district during World War I. From Retish, Russia’s Peasants in Revolution and Civil War. By Max Jelen OXFORD, Ohio — Miami University’s Havighurst Colloquium continued this past Monday, October 24, when Professor Aaron Retish, from Wayne State … Continue reading
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By Brett Coleman Partnering with the Miami University History Association and Miami University Russian Club, the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies screened Dmitrii Meskhiev’s 2014 Russian film Battalion on Thursday October 27. The film follows the story of … Continue reading
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The First Hague Convention, 1899. Wikipedia Commons. By Jake Beard Dr. Peter Holquist is an associate professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Holquist received his B.A. from Indiana University Bloomington, an M.A. and a M.Phil. at Columbia … Continue reading
