Written by Greer Garni, Graduate Student in Theatre Hello from Moscow where the FIFA world cup is in full swing and the city is decked out to welcome sports fans from all over the world. No surface has been left untouched by the games; TVs have even been installed in metro cars to broadcast the… Read more »
Month: June 2018
“Creating the Image of Russia: Language, Ideology, and Political Propaganda in Eighteenth Century Europe” with Vladislav Rjeoutski
Written by Megan Burnham, graduate student in REEI. It’s an open secret that Russia is flooding the information space with propaganda to manipulate the image of itself and other nations. Close followers of RT, one of Russia’s international broadcasting arms, have noted the outlet’s attempts to stir provocations since its inaugural debut in 2005. RT’s scope has grown… Read more »
“Nature vs. Nurture” with Kathryn Hendley
Written by Rachel Julia Myers, JD/ MA in Russian and East European Area Studies. As a first-year law student also pursing an MA in Russian and East European Area Studies, I am interested in studying the legal profession both in the United States and in Russia. In my class on legal professions at Indiana University… Read more »