As we start the new academic year, we've noticed that there are a number of talks on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia planned this year. We are sending this list out now so you have them on your radar, and will send out more details closer
to the dates.
Dr Alison Smith, “Imperial Russia on the Edge: A Microhistory of Collapse"
Thurs Oct 5, 12:30pm, Buchanan Tower 997
At U Vic a major interdisciplinary conference will be held from Oct 25-27 called “1917 and Today: Putin, Russia, and the Legacy of Revolution.”
Dr Zara Torlone, “The Joy of Exile: Ovid and Russian Poets”
Thurs, Nov 30, 3pm, CNERS (in Buchanan C)
Dr Thorsten Unger, “Czernobyl and its Aftermath: Literary Depictions from Christa Wolf to Alina Bronsky”
Thurs, Feb 6, 5pm, Buchanan Tower 997
Dr Tatiana Filimonova, “Imperialist Eurasia, Fragmented Europe, and Nationalist Russia in Vladimir Sorokin’s Fiction”
Thurs, Mar 1, 12:30pm, Buchanan Tower 997