Past Events

Event Format
Ukrainian Pysansky

Ukrainian Pysanky: A Journey Through History and Symbolism Into Today's Classroom

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Discover the rich history, intricate symbolism, and modern classroom applications of Ukrainian pysanky in this engaging session on the ancient art of decorated eggs.

Megan Luttrell

Outreach Coordinator, Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies at University of Kansas

Sandra Grudic
Sandra Grudić

Program Administrator, Educator Outreach, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Armenian mountain landscape with an old church in the valley

Central Bank of Armenia Internship Info Session

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Looking for an interesting internship opportunity for summer 2025? 

Donna Griesenbeck
Donna Griesenbeck

Student Programs Officer, Davis Center

interrogation room with a chair, desk, and a portrait of Lenin on the wall

Human Rights and Repression During the Soviet Era and After

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Join us for a discussion that examines human rights and state repression in East-Central Europe and the former USSR before and after 1991.

Recording Available
Olena Nikolayenko
Olena Nikolayenko

Professor of Political Science, Fordham University

Nadia Boyadjieva
Nadia Boyadjieva

Professor of International Law and International Relations, Institute for Balkan Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Professor of International Law at Plovdiv University

Mark Kramer
Mark Kramer

Director, Cold War Studies Project, Davis Center

Military History Museum - Kazakhstan

The Armed Forces of Central Asia

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Join us for a panel that examines the military force structures, budgets, and doctrines of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Recording Available
Michael Hilliard
Michael Hilliard

Director of Defense & Security Analysis, Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs

Dmitry Gorenburg
Dmitry Gorenburg

Senior Research Scientist, CNA

Andrew Gundal
Andrew Gundal

Independent Scholar

Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

Senior Fellow and Director, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center

Parliament Hall, Georgia

Generational Perspectives on Georgian Politics

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Join us for a webinar on the disruptive political patterns apparent since independence, and what this means for Georgia today.

Recording Available
Gabriel Chubinidze
Gabriel Chubinidze

Program Coordinator, Ilia State University

Tedo Japaridze
Tedo Japaridze

Chairman, Center for Foreign Policy and Diplomatic Studies; Former Member, Georgian Parliament

Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones

Chairman, Advisory Board, Program on Georgian Studies, Davis Center; Professor of Modern Georgian History, Ilia State University (Tbilisi, Georgia)