Join us on 8 May for this CEREES Lecture and Archive Talk -- Igor Cașu (National Agency for Archives, State University of Moldova) will discuss his latest research on Soviet Famines and provide a practical guide to using state archives in Moldova.

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Out now!
(background hints at why it took so long)

IMIS Centre Marc Bloch Bard College Berlin ZiF

CEREES Mini-Series: 'Contemporary Debates in Post-Socialist Theory and Practice.’

Featuring:
Zhivka Barbarianna (Pratt Institute, New York), 9 May

Raia Apostolova (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), 16 May

Piro Rexhepi (UCL), 23 May

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CEREES 8 May - Igor Cașu’s opening lecture will be followed by an archive talk on using the National Archives of Moldova, Ukraine, and Russia, drawing on his experience as Director of the National Agency for Archives at State University of Moldova.

CEREES 8 May - Igor Cașu’s opening lecture will be followed by an archive talk on using the National Archives of Moldova, Ukraine, and Russia, drawing on his experience as Director of the National Agency for Archives at State University of Moldova.

one week left to buy tickets for Jeremy Hicks zoom-hosted talk on Pudovkin's excellent & intriguing adaptation of Gorky's Mother

FYI - ticket holders get linked to the recorded event with access for 30 days, so even if you can't make it still book on!

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CEREES Mini-Series: 'Contemporary Debates in Post-Socialist Theory and Practice.' With talks by Zhivka Valiavicharska (Pratt Institute, New York), Raia Apostolova (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), and Piro Rexhepi (UCL). 9th, 16th, and 23rd May 2024.
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Bravo to Queen Mary University of London men’s football team who won the London league for the first time ever. A commanding win. 1-0 v UCL, 3-0 v KCL, 5-2 v Imperial and 4-1 v Imperial Medical School in the final. Captained to victory by ⁦School of History, Queen Mary University of London⁩ second year Lexie Andrassy Escritt.

Congratulations to the Queen Mary University of London men's football team, winners of the London University Football League for the first time ever!

It's not just Bayer Leverkusen making football history this year.

Spring time on the Mile End campus 🪻

Red Star Belgrade won the European Cup in 1991 but did not qualify for the Champions League group stage until 2018.

Like many clubs in former communist Europe, they could no longer compete.

Jordan Campbell on the demise of eastern European teams at football's top table.

With Tim Bale laid up with Covid - Get Well Soon, Tim! - we're delighted to be joined tomorrow by another former Mile End Institute Director, Philip Cowley!

You can sign up to join Phil, Iain Dale ⚒️🇺🇦.🇮🇱., Robert Saunders and Dr Jennifer Davey for a lively discussion about 190 years of elections⬇️

May 2024 -- CEREES co-sponsored Mini-Series: ‘Contemporary Debates in Post-Socialist Theory and Practice’

Featuring: Zhivka Barbarianna (Pratt Institute, New York), Raia Apostolova (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), and Piro Rexhepi (UCL).

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Next up at CEREES: 'Soviet Famine in Moldova:
Why was the Soviet famine of 1946-7 the most severe in the Moldavian SSR?' (Lecture & Archive Talk)

Igor Cașu (National Agency of Archives, State University of Moldova)

Weds 8 May,
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Tonight at CEREES: 'Authoritarian Laughter: Political Humor and Soviet Dystopia,' by Neringa Klumbytė (Miami University). 6pm, Montagu Lecture Theatre
School of History, Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
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Congratulations to Professor Neringa Klumbyte

Her recent book, Authoritarian Laughter, has received the 2022 Women's Forum Book Prize from the the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies, one of the largest and most respected organizations in the field.

Huge thanks to everyone who attended #basees2024 . We had three days full of thought-provoking papers, lively discussions, and some truly poignant & inspiring keynotes. Safe travels home! We hope to see you next year in London where we host the XI ICCEES World Congress #iccees2025

Final event for today. 'High Caucasus: A Mountain Quest in Russia’s Haunted Hinterland' - Professor Polly Jones Polly Jones in conversation with Tom Parfitt Tom Parfitt. #basees2024
Livestream: us06web.zoom.us/j/89380935600?…

Great to be part of this #basees2014 panel on new area studies research centres in the UK that have been set up in the last 3 years. UEA East Centre, UoS CEEES, and QMUL CEREES.

Our #basees2024 PGR reception is in full flow. Thanks to our generous sponsors UEA East Centre UoS CEEES Central and East European Research Centre and QMUL CEREES.