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By Grace Farrell OXFORD, OH, October 13, 2025 —Is the narrative of a “propaganda state” too russocentric? This past Monday, Dr. Jonathon Dreeze, the third speaker in the Havighurst Colloquium’s fall lecture series, presented his research on Soviet propaganda in … Continue reading
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By Anastasija Mladenovska Oxford, OH. October 6, 2025 In the autumn of 1935, two unlikely ambassadors of Soviet humor embarked on one of the most unusual journeys of the interwar era. Ilya Ilf and Evgeny Petrov, satirists known at home … Continue reading
By Becca Borton Oxford, OH, September 22, 2025. Amidst the Purge-induced terror of the 1930s, Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin paused his quest to assassinate Leon Trotsky and assuaged the fears of his people in the best way he knew: commissioning … Continue reading
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By Jade Schram, Havighurst Center Student Intern On Monday, September 15, 2025, Neringa Klumbytė, Professor of Anthropology and Faculty Associate at the Havighurst Center for East European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at Miami University, presented research findings from her summer … Continue reading
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Anastasija Mladenovska When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the world watched tanks cross borders and missiles strike Kyiv. But another, quieter movement began almost immediately: the exodus of Russians who refused to live under a … Continue reading
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By Max Fuhrig The cradle of peoples, histories and legends; the native land of bloody conquerors, who have left here their capitals covered by the sand of the Gobi, their mysterious rings and their ancient nomad laws; the states of … Continue reading
