Category Archives: Essays

The National and Social Identities of the Russian Intelligentsia

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Stephen Norris

By Zinaida Osipova Ideas of nationalism, nation-states and national identity made their way to history relatively recently, yet they have caused numerous military conflicts, introduced new ways of categorizing people, and led to creation of political entities based on these … Continue reading →

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“To an ally and friend, from my country and family to yours”

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Stephen Norris

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By Joe Margevicius I had been told to arrive early to the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense because I would need to go through a security screening, and so I did. Upon arriving I called my contact and bided my time … Continue reading →

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Living by History: A Week in St. Petersburg

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Stephen Norris

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By August Hagemann This month, I had the incredible honor to spend a week in St. Petersburg, Russia, on a student research grant in memory of Dr. Karen Dawisha.  My goal was to begin examining how the famous writer Fedor … Continue reading →

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Sizing up the Competition: Alternate Perceptions of the US and USSR during the Cold War

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Stephen Norris

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By Avery Comar The Cold War dominates scholarly analysis of the post-World War II period, and for good reason. In the post-war decades, fear of nuclear eradication began to dominate the everyday lives of average people across the globe, and … Continue reading →

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Truth, Power, and Painting: Victoria Lomasko on the Art of Resistance

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Stephen Norris

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Victoria Lomasko, “Atlases,” 2019. By Emily Erdmann On Thursday, March 14, students and faculty gathered at King Library’s Special Collections in anticipation of an art reveal. After months of correspondence, coordination, and creation with the Havighurst Center for Russian and … Continue reading →

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Travels without Charlie: Theofanis Stavrou on John Steinbeck and the Soviet Union in the ‘60’s

Posted on March 18, 2019 by Stephen Norris

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John Steinbeck during his 1963 Visit to the USSR By August Hagemann On Friday, March 8th, Miami University’s Havighurst Center hosted Dr. Theofanis Stavrou of the University of Minnesota. Rather than a purely academic lecture, Stavrou sought to situate his … Continue reading →

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