The Tsar’s Yearbook

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By Zinaida Osipova Defiantly judging the book by its cover, I chose to explore the massive and colorful Coronation Collection (Koronatsionniy sbornik) of 1899 dedicated to Nicholas II’s ascension to the throne and its accompanying events. The book was edited … Continue reading

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Playing with the Past: “Going Vertical”

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The Havighurst Center’s fall film series ends with Going Vertical  By Helen McHenry The Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies ended its fall film series on Tuesday, September 25 with Going Vertical, a 2017 Russian film about the Soviet … Continue reading

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Stronger Together: Ambassador Rolandas Kriščiūnas on Lithuania and the International Community

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Miami students meet with the Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States.  The author is sixth from the left. By August Hagemann On Wednesday, September 26th, Miami University’s Office of Global Initiatives, Department of Anthropology, and Havighurst Center for Russian and … Continue reading

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Defining Nabokov’s Exile

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By Emily Erdmann As part of the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies’s lecture series on exiles, “Homesick and Sick of Home,” Miami welcomed Roman Utkin, a Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies professor at Wesleyan University, to present … Continue reading

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Comrade Stalin is Dead

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By Zinaida Osipova On September 14, Miami University’s Theatre and Music Departments presented their highly creative piece “Deceptive Cadence: Stories from Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, and Shchedrin”. It featured music by these Soviet composers, theatrical performances, and original footage from the … Continue reading

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Reporting on Russia

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Picture courtesy of Euromaidan Press.   The Havighurst Center’s fall lecture series continues with Anna Veduta: “Reporting on Russia.” By Helen McHenry Anna Veduta, Global Outreach director for Meduza News’s English branch, came to Miami on September 20 to speak … Continue reading

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