Past Events

Event Format
black and white photograph, with German Soldiers in Smolensk, during WWII

Crucibles of Power: Smolensk Under Stalinist and Nazi Rule

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In person

Join us for a talk about the Smolensk Region during the 1930s–40s, where residents navigated life under both Stalinist and Nazi brutal rule. 

Recording Available
Michael David-Fox
Michael David-Fox

Director, Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies, Georgetown University

Serhii Plokhii
Serhii Plokhii

Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History, Harvard University

Mark Kramer
Mark Kramer

Director, Cold War Studies Project, Davis Center

blue river between two mountains with trees

REECA Master's Program Info Session

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Online

Join us for a session to learn about the REECA Master's Degree Program. 

Donna Griesenbeck
Donna Griesenbeck

Student Programs Officer, Davis Center

Contested Realities

Contested Realities: A Workshop for Educators

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In person

This educator workshop, hosted by the Global Studies Outreach Committee at Harvard University, will be offered in person on Harvard's Cambridge Campus July 28-31, 2025. 

Sandra Grudic
Sandra Grudić

Program Administrator, Educator Outreach, Davis Center

Cris Martin
Cris Martin

Associate Director, Davis Center

Having closed the door for people into the club

Primary Sources in the Classroom: Webinar 2 — Primary Source Analysis Using the OPCVL Method

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Online

Join us for our upcoming Spring semester webinar series for educators devoted to using primary sources in the classroom. 
 
 

Sandra Grudic
Sandra Grudić

Program Administrator, Educator Outreach, Davis Center

Kelly O'Neill
Kelly O’Neill

Director of Graduate Studies, REECA Program, and Director, Imperiia Project, Davis Center

Georgian (Cossack) Trick Riders, 1905

A Heritage Remembered: Georgian Diaspora in America

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In person

Join the Program on Georgian Studies for A Heritage Remembered: The Georgian Diaspora in America — a special event taking place in Washington, DC on the 17th of May.

Natia Chankvetadze
Natia Chankvetadze

Ph.D., George Mason University’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution

Salome Tsereteli-Stephens
Salome Tsereteli-Stephens

President, Georgian Association in the USA

Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones

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

Julian Gonzales-Poirier

Innovation Fellow, Program on Georgian Studies

Nini Sikharulidze
Nini Sikharulidze

Harvard College, Class of 2025

Maia Araviashvili

Assistant Professor of Sociology, Ilia State University