Events

Join Dr. Julukhidze as he explores how Russia’s strategy targets Georgia through non-military instruments designed to weaken national resilience and the country's Western orientation. 

Ready to bring Russian and Soviet history to life? Join Russia Reimagined for an interactive workshop where games and gardens unlock powerful, student-friendly learning!

Join us for the first talk this semester of our online speaker series, "Kyiv Connection: Disciplinary Dialogues on Ukraine," with Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Oleksandra Keudel.

Join former U.S. Ambassador George Krol as he explores the past, present, and future of U.S. relations with the post-Soviet states of Central Asia.

Join a former leader of St. Petersburg's Nabokov Museum to hear how innovative curatorial practices at the city’s literary museums are reshaping memory and creating spaces of anti-war expression.

Join Maryna Shevtsova's talk examining the evolving landscape of LGBTQ activism in Ukraine during the ongoing Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine. 

Join former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis for a conversation about the looming threat from Russia, the current state of NATO, recent security breaches in the Baltic States, Poland, and Denmark, and what these developments mean for the region's future. 

How can Polish fiction reshape the way we think about novels today? Join Katarzyna Bartoszyńska and Aleksandra Kremer as they explore Olga Tokarczuk’s idea of the “fourth-person narrator” and its potential to redefine storytelling in the contemporary world.

Join Jane Unrue, director of Harvard's Scholars at Risk program, as she discusses the mission and history of the Scholars at Risk Program.

Join the Faculty & Administrator Workshop organized by the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Northeast Network (REEESNe) focusing on protecting vulnerable students, researchers, and collaborations at U.S. universities and colleges, with a particular attention to navigating changes in U.S. and Russian policy and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 

Join Dr. Kis and Dr. Wood for the discussion on how witchcraft is now seen in public discourse in Ukraine as a specifically female resource that Ukrainian women can use to defend their families and as a weapon against the enemy.

In their new book Backlash: China's Struggle for Influence in Central Asia, Edward Lemon and Bradley Jardine show that China’s power projection is far from a one-way street—it is negotiated, resisted, and reshaped by local actors across Central Asia.

Discover how Russian ballet became a powerful lens for exploring art, politics, and survival.

Join us for a seminar exploring how African identity was perceived in the Soviet Union—beyond diplomacy and ideology—examining whether a distinct “Soviet perspective” emerged and how stereotypes, racism, and paternalism shaped those views.

Join us for a seminar that uncovers the relationship between Sovietology studies and the Cold War. 

Join Russian-Israeli sociologist Victor Vakhshtayn as he combines eyewitness testimony with historical and sociological analysis to paint a vivid portrait of Teodor Shanin (1930–2020), the distinguished sociologist and founder of the Moscow School for the Social and Economic Studies (‘Shaninka’).

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

Discover engaging ways to bring the vibrant musical traditions of Eastern Europe and Eurasia into your K–12 classroom with ready-to-use activities and cross-curricular connections.

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

Discover how theater in Russia and Eastern Europe has served as a powerful artistic and political voice over the past century—and how you can bring these compelling works into your classroom.

Join us for "Literacy Strategies that Work," a workshop for K–14 educators offering practical, inclusive literacy strategies to support diverse learners in the social studies classroom.

This webinar explores research-based strategies to help students retain key social studies content and build background knowledge through inclusive, literacy-focused instruction.

Discover how art becomes a powerful tool of memory, identity, and resistance in times of conflict in this compelling session of The Arts of Eastern Europe and Eurasia webinar series.

This webinar offers practical, inclusive strategies to help all students access and comprehend complex social studies texts through vocabulary support, text structure instruction, graphic organizers, and multisensory techniques.

This webinar explores scaffolding techniques and strategies from The Writing Revolution to help educators make social studies writing tasks more accessible and manageable for diverse learners.