Past Events

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In this talk, Sergei Erofeev makes the case that if the problem of Vladimir Putin’s never-ending threat to the world is not solved through his defeat in Ukraine or a domestic coup, he may be driven to putting an end to it himself “amidst a revolution.”

Assistant Director, Scholars Without Borders, Davis Center

Lecturer, Rutgers University

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The Queer Focus series will address a variety of questions and themes regarding LGBTQIA+ issues within Eurasia and Eastern Europe.

Recording Available

Assistant Professor of Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Doctoral Candidate in Political, Societal and Cultural Change

Senior Post-Doctoral FWO Fellow, KU Leuven

Title VIII Research Fellow, Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center

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Alex Averbuch will introduce hitherto unknown archival materials from Parajanov's case file, discussing how the authorities employed sexual dissent as a pretext for political purging.

Independent Scholar

Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University

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Professor Darchiashvili will examine the history of both Polish and Georgian nationalism to elucidate the parallels and differences between them.  

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

David Darchiashvili, Professor, Ilia State University

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This webinar will consider the most recent developments between Armenia and Azerbaijan, emphasizing changes over the last three years and expectations for the foreseeable future.

Recording Available

Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Durham