Past Events

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An image of WWII-era Germany, where a building crumbles ahead of a group of soldiers.

POSTPONED: German Blood, Slavic Soil: Königsberg-Kaliningrad as Epicenter of the German-Soviet Apocalypse

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Nicole Eaton’s book reveals how Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union transformed a single city and the people who lived there.

Nicole Eaton
Nicole Eaton

Assistant Professor of History, Boston College

Rochelle Ruthchild
Rochelle Ruthchild

Women's and Gender Studies Historian

Emily Hackett
Emily Hackett

Ph.D. Student in History, University of Chicago

abstract image of the poster, devided in blue adn yellow. Sky adn fire.

Film Screening: 'The Master and Margarita'

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Come see this controversial 2024 film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s classic satire of Stalinist-era Soviet dictatorship, followed by a conversation with the director. 

 

Mapping Sea Ice 3

Mapping Sea Ice: The Map Is the Source

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Building on session 2, we will use web-based tools to extract spatial data from our trusty ice maps. 

Kelly O'Neill
Kelly O’Neill

Founding Director, Imperiia Project, Davis Center

Sign in Uzbekistan that says, "Welcome, American friends!"

Amb. Krol (Ret): America Discovers Central Asia, Central Asia Discovers America

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Career diplomat George Krol will discuss the development of relations between the United States and the Central Asian states from 1992 to the present.

Nargis Kassenova
Nargis Kassenova

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

George Krol
George Krol

Retired Career Diplomat; Adjunct Professor, U.S. Naval War College

Russia: in search of a new paradigm, featuring David Hoffmann and Yevgenia Albats

The Coming Arms Race: Russia, China, America and Nuclear Weapons

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Join us for the fourth installment of our new speaker series to hear David Hoffman discuss the coming arms race with our eminent host, Yevgenia Albats.

Recording Available
Yevgenia Albats

Editor-in-Chief & CEO, The New Times