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Russian Peasants and Revolutionary Freedom

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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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Retish Discusses Peasant Participation in Revolutionary Russia

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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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“Crimes Against Humanity: The Russian Empire and the Entente Note of May 24, 1915”

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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

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Russia’s Role in Recognizing Crimes against Humanity

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Armenian civilians are marched to a nearby prison in Mezireh by armed Ottoman soldiers. Kharpert, Ottoman Empire, April 1915.  Public Domain. By Grant Collins On Thursday, October 20th Dr. Peter Holquist, Associate Professor of History and Graduate Group Chair at … Continue reading

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Reflections on the “Utopian Project” of Russian Studies

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By Luke Stanek On October 27th, Dr. Ilya Gerasimov, co-founder and executive editor of the international quarterly Ab Imperio visited the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies and delivered a lecture entitled “Why Russian History?”  In the lecture, Gerasimov … Continue reading

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A Whirlwind of Dispossession in the Morning After the Russian Revolution

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Dispossessed Peasants in Prison, 1918 https://russiainphoto.ru/ By Adam Rodger The Havighurst Center hosted Dr. Anne O’Donnell, a historian who studies the transformation of state institutions throughout the Russian Revolution, on 10 October 2016. Dr. O’Donnell gave a lecture on the … Continue reading

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