By Natasha Rubanova, PhD Student in Comparative Literature and Germanic Studies More than 70 years after the end of the catastrophe of the Second World War, the theme of the Leningrad blockade—an almost three-year long siege of the city whose citizens were subjected to a slow and torturous death from starvation—remains in the shade. The… Read more »
“Russian Odysseys: Stephen F. Cohen and Alexander Rabinowitch Reflect on Six (plus!) Decades of Scholarly and Personal Engagement with Russia”
By Bryce Hecht, Graduate student, Russian & East European Institute On September 25, the Russian studies community at Indiana University (IU) gathered to listen to Alexander Rabinowitch, Professor Emeritus of History at IU, and Stephen F. Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Russian Studies and Politics at Princeton University and New York University, reflect on their over… Read more »
Reflections on Sarah Bidgood’s Visit
By Clare Angeroth Franks, Russian and East European Institute alumna and Curriculum Coordinator Sarah Bidgood, Director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, California, visited Indiana University on Friday, October 4, 2019. Bidgood shared her professional and academic experience during Friday’s Russian and East European Institute Networks… Read more »
“Campaign of Hate: Russia and Gay Propaganda”
By Megan Burnham, Graduate student, Russian & East European Institute How do LGTBIQ+ people survive in Putin’s Russia? The current regime is not exactly known for its protection of human rights. LGTBIQ+ people have become a convenient target for a regime looking for scapegoats to distract from domestic economic stagnation and democratic backsliding. The difficulties they… Read more »
The Past and Present at the Moscow Art Theatre
By Greer Gerni, PhD student Theatre The 2018-2019 season was the first under the Moscow Art Theatre’s new artistic director Sergey Zhenovach. While much of the theatre’s presence remains unchanged, there are some noticeable differences. Interestingly, most of them point to the past, not the future. I have been researching Moscow’s theatre’s since 2009, paying… Read more »