Today on the blog, Sofia Gavrilova: “The advent of the national atlas as a genre is closely connected to the process of nation-building.” shorturl.at/gqIOP

Yesterday on the blog, Irina Anisimova: “The transition from socialist to market-driven culture has led to drastic transformations in attitudes toward waste.” shorturl.at/pv269

Today on the blog, Alsu Tagirova: “By 1991, Soviet and Chinese diplomats had already initialed partial agreements on the delimitation of the western (Central Asian) section of the Sino-Soviet border.”
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Today on the blog, Ksenia Robbe & Andrei Zavadski: “In the 2020 Belarusian protests, references to the 1990s abounded. Recalling the civic activism of 1989-1991 allowed a symbolic return to recent political upheavals...” shorturl.at/uwPT8

Today on the blog, Vitalii Borymskyi: “Jan PiÅ‚sudski concluded that Polish-Ukrainian cooperation should be built on an equal basis. Only then would it be effective and successful.” shorturl.at/avy13

Today on the blog, David Jancsics: “Based on data from 2022, Hungary is now the most corrupt member state of the European Union.”
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Today on the blog, Kevin M. F. Platt : “The poetry collective Orbita was, from the start, a social-political project.” shorturl.at/ckvBS

Today on the blog, Kevin M. F. Platt: “The physical disposition of the books in the crowded space of the Russkaia biblioteka in Riga, Latvia corresponds to the relative relevance of its holdings for readers.” shorturl.at/lyEFY

Today on the blog, Kevin M. F. Platt: “After 1991, Russians found themselves cast into an unsettled historical and geographical border condition.”
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TOMORROW @ 12 join us for another 19v Seminar! Mikhail Velizhev and discussant Nathaniel Knight will discuss Peter Chaadaev’s First Philosophical Letter. The talk is in Russian. (Семинар пройдет на русском языке). More info: jordanrussiacenter.org/events/the-pub…

CfA: REEES Think Tank for Undergraduates
Deadline: April 26
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Undergraduates enrolled in the U.S. for 2024-25 are eligible. Underrepresented students are strongly encouraged to apply. Students receive a $2,500 stipend with completion of the program.

Today on the blog, Hana Josticova: “After February 2022, Belarusians played a decisive role in countering the Russian advance on Kyiv. The logic behind their mobilization was simple: ‘Without a free Ukraine, there won’t be a free Belarus.’” shorturl.at/hwNT2

What role can Russian emigres play in shaping Russia’s future? Tmrw @ noon, join us for a mtg of the NY-RU Public Policy Series w/ NYU Jordan Center & Margarita Zavadskaya + Ivetta Sergeeva + Elizaveta Osetinskaya + Erik R Scott. Mod. by Joshua Tucker & Anton Shirikov ow.ly/tQnE50Rcu7B

My short piece on Belarusians fighting for Ukraine for NYU Jordan Center. From Russia with War
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Thursday on the blog, Jeanne Kormina: “When Orthodox people in Russia go public, they often do it as though they belonged to a subaltern minority.” shorturl.at/lswQR

TODAY @ 4 join us for ‘My Own Atlantis’ and the Anthropocene in Russian Comics with Jose Alaniz To hear about St. Petersburg artist Olga Lavrenteva’s sprawling 2023 graphic novel My Own Atlantis. More info: jordanrussiacenter.org/event/my-own-a…