Russia’s war on Ukraine has caused massive waves of out-migration of its citizens to the countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus. The panel will discuss the ongoing developments around Russian migration to Central Asia and South Caucasus, compare the situations in Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, and share thoughts on the political, economic, and social implications.
Bringing together intellectual history and literary analysis, linguistic anthropology, and sound and media studies, Gabriella Safran's new book RECORDING RUSSIA looks at how writers, folklorists, and linguists such as Turgenev, Dostoevsky, and Vladimir Dahl, as well as foreign visitors, thought about the possibilities and meanings of listening to and repeating other people's words.
The roundtable will focus on the issues of climate change vulnerability, the current state of the water-energy nexus, and the shortage and promise of regional cooperation in Central Asia.
