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Student reviews of guest lectures

Seeing is Dis-Believing

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Dmitry Moor, cover image for the first issue of Bezhbozhnik [The Atheist] By August Hagemann A picture is worth a thousand words.  What exactly those words are varies as wildly as the pictures themselves vary – sometime it’s about emotion, sometimes it’s … Continue reading

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Photography and the Making of Modern Russia

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An issue of Niva, 1904. By Mohinee Mukherjee February 20, 2017.  Oxford, OH.  Oberlin College Visiting Assistant Professor of History Dr. Chris Stolarski recently delivered a lecture entitled “The Performance of Modern Life: Photography and Public Identity in Late Imperial … Continue reading

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Corruption and Civil Society in Postcommunist Eastern Europe

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By Zach Golder Since the collapse of communism, scholars have argued that civil society is lacking in Eastern European countries. These nations have consequently been viewed as sources of corruption and rent-seeking elitism. From an academic perspective, this was a … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned from Journalists in Russia Can Apply at Home

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By Brad Terrace Oxford- Last Friday, February 10th, students at Miami University’s campus in Oxford, Ohio had a unique opportunity to Skype with two journalists living in Russia. The two journalists, Matthew Bodner and Alexey Kovalev, talked with the students … Continue reading

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What is Capitalism?

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By Grant Collins On Monday, November 7th Dr. Steven Marks, an alumnus of Miami University and Professor of History at Clemson University, presented his lecture The Soviets’ “Gift” to America: The Word “Capitalism” as the sixth and final speaker of … Continue reading

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Searching for “Capitalism” in Russia and the Soviet Union

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  By Luke Stanek The word “capitalism” is used constantly in contemporary American political discourse, mostly with positive connotation, to describe either the American system of governance and economics, or some ideal to attain through that system.  But when the … Continue reading

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