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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 10h

Today on the Blog, Nessie Kurganova: “Markov illuminates a curious world often left unseen, writing zakoulki (nooks and crannies) and their absent-minded pedestrians into a portrait of twenty-first-century Russia that neither absolves nor condemns its subject matter.” shorturl.at/bYwlN

Dmitry Markov: Writing with Light

Markov illuminates a curious world often left unseen, writing zakoulki (nooks and crannies) and their absent-minded pedestrians into a portrait of...

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 11h

Yesterday on the Blog, Tony Lin: “This year’s Chopin Piano Competition boasts 84 participants from 20 countries competing for cash prizes and, more importantly, coveted concert and recording engagements and name recognition.” shorturl.at/NqELa

Declaring Neutrality at the 2025 International Chopin Piano Competition

This year’s Chopin Piano Competition boasts 84 participants from 20 countries competing for cash prizes and, more importantly, coveted concert and...

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 16h

Join us online on Wednesday, October 15th for our last installment of 19v this semester! Here, we will learn about the early life and career of Osip Petrov -- a Ukranian man who came to define Russian opera.

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 1d

Join us on Tuesday, October 14th for an exciting roundtable discussion by a panel of Russian professors, scholars, theorists, and authors while they dissect the roots and reality of the crisis in Ukraine and explore where we go from here.

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 1d

TOMORROW: What happens to art when class barriers are removed? Join us while Professor Alexsandr Prigozhin explores the ideas and work of Viktor Shklovsky and Andrei Platonov as they revolutionized Russian literature and art.

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for a virtual event on Monday, October 13th as Professor Romaniello explores how erroneous assumptions about the nature of disease led to a public health crisis following the appearance of the plague in Russia after the Russo-Turkish War.

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 5d

MONDAY: How do ordinary people reclaim their power in the midst of war and loss? Join us tomorrow as historian Michael David-Fox discusses the experiences and actions of ordinary people in a small Russian city during the Second World War.

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 7d

Join us on Wednesday, October 8th as Professor Aleksandr Prigozhin explores how two major Soviet thinkers, Viktor Shklovsky and Andrei Platonov, navigated creating a new literature. What does it mean to produce art in a new society?

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 7d

TOMORROW: Book talk with award winning author, artist, and activist Victoria Lomasko about her latest work, The Last Soviet Artist. Join us while we discuss the book which examines social and political life in the post Soviet world.

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 7d

Today on the Blog, Maria Livadchenko writes: “Alexander Sokurov’s 2002 film “Russian Ark” may intend to affirm the redemptive power of art as Russia’s only salvation, but ultimately undermines that hope.” shorturl.at/PdGuh

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 9d

Join us on Monday, October 6th while historian Michael David-Fox discusses his latest work, Crucibles of Power, and walks us through what it means to be an ordinary person making decisions in extraordinary times.

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 12d

Join us on Thursday, October 2nd for a book talk with author, artist, and activist Victoria Lomasko about her latest work, The Last Soviet Artist, which examines social and political life in the post Soviet world.

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Book Talk: The Last Soviet Artist

The Last Soviet Artist, a collection of graphic reportages published by n+1 in 2025, explores generational conflict in the post-Soviet space.

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · 23d

Coming up this week

– SEPT 16 @ 3PM ET – Race, Decolonization, and the Cold War: African Student Elites In Moscow with Harold D. Weaver
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– SEPT 18 @ 5PM ET – 10 Years of Observing US-Russia Relations
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Race, Decolonization, and the Cold War: African Student Elites In Moscow

In this unique review of African-Soviet relations, Harold Weaver serves as both researcher and personal witness, guiding the reader through the nuanced...

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · May 15

Today on the blog, Leora Eisenberg: “My study of some 120 WWII-era Jewish evacuees to Uzbekistan sought to learn whether their experiences could be framed as a success of the Soviet doctrine of ‘friendship of the peoples.’” shorturl.at/vcKez

Testing out “Friendship of the Peoples”: Soviet-Jewish Evacuees in Uzbekistan during the Second World War

My study of some 120 WWII-era Jewish evacuees to Uzbekistan sought to learn whether their experiences could be framed as a success of the Soviet doctrine...

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · May 13

Today on the blog, Alexander Libman: “Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, its surprisingly strong economy has enabled the government to continuously replenish its military forces without implementing unpopular mass mobilization.” shorturl.at/6zT8u

The Russian Economy Three Years after the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine

Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, its surprisingly strong economy has enabled the government to continuously replenish its...

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · May 8

Today on the blog, Tyler Kirk: “The Putin regime sees the archives Gulag survivors and their children have built as a threat because they lay bare Soviet crimes, juxtaposing these with the state-sponsored cult of the ‘Great Patriotic War.’” shorturl.at/N0Rsp

Excerpt from "After the Gulag: A History of Memory in Russia's Far North"

The Putin regime sees the archives Gulag survivors and their children have built as a threat because they lay bare Soviet crimes, juxtaposing these with...

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · May 7

Read the new article by our postdoc fellow James A. Nealey published with the Contemporary European History on the efforts to improve socioeconomic conditions in the USSR during the late 20 century: "The Shchekino Method" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Shchekino Method: Flexible Production with Socialist Characteristics | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core

The Shchekino Method: Flexible Production with Socialist Characteristics

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · May 6

Today on the blog, Emily Wang: “Some of Pushkin’s contemporaries associated Russian serfdom with American slavery—and hence, the poet’s youthful liberalism with his African ancestry.” shorturl.at/vCZKQ

Was An Iconic Pushkin Heroine Actually a Woman of Color?

Some of Pushkin’s contemporaries associated Russian serfdom with American slavery—and hence, the poet’s youthful liberalism with his...

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · May 1

Today on the blog, Morena Skalamera: “Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are at the forefront of regional efforts in renewable energy investment, while also being the largest oil and gas-producing nations of Central Asia.” shorturl.at/7klnW

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · Apr 30

Yesterday on the blog, David Brandenberger: “The Stalin-era Short History of the USSR subordinated both its critique and endorsement of empire to the celebration of state-building on either side of the revolutionary divide.” shorturl.at/TwM5L

Was the Stalin Era’s Most Influential History Textbook an Imperial Narrative?

The Stalin-era "Short History of the USSR" subordinated both its critique and endorsement of empire to the celebration of state-building on...

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · Apr 24

Today on the blog, Dijana Mitrović: “Since November 2024, massive student-led protests against government corruption have roiled Serbia, inspiring a nationwide movement demanding systemic change.” shorturl.at/IIiMO

Our Hearts Pump in the Rhythm of Hope: The Student Uprising in Serbia

Since November 2024, massive student-led protests against government corruption have roiled Serbia, inspiring a nationwide movement demanding systemic...

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · Apr 22

Today on the blog, Valery Dzutsati and Dinara Rakhmatullayeva: “In Central Asia, more Internet content creation—e.g., posting and blogging—is associated with higher trust in the government and a higher likelihood of election participation.” shorturl.at/yZWdl

Internet and Public Trust in Government in Central Asia

In Central Asia, more Internet content creation—e.g., posting and blogging—is associated with higher trust in the government and a higher...

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · Apr 17

Today on the blog, Stefan B. Kirmse: “When the Jewish defendants in the 1879 Kutaisi trial were finally acquitted, the judges’ decision was met with sustained applause in the courtroom.” shorturl.at/vWOpW

Blood Libel in Russian Imperial Georgia: The Kutaisi Trial, Part II

When the Jewish defendants in the 1879 Kutaisi trial were finally acquitted, the judges’ decision was met with sustained applause in the courtroom.

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · Apr 15

Today on the blog, Stefan B. Kirmse: “In March 1879, in the Georgian city of Kutaisi, then part of the Russian Empire, nine Jewish men stood trial for allegedly killing a Christian child.” shorturl.at/VqZFH

Blood Libel in Russian Imperial Georgia: The Kutaisi Trial, Part I

In March 1879, in the Georgian city of Kutaisi, then part of the Russian Empire, nine Jewish men stood trial for allegedly killing a Christian child.

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NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia @nyujordancenter.bsky.social · Apr 14

The Jordan Center is now accepting entries for our 5th Annual Grad Student Essay Competition! Win up to $500 and get published on our blog. Open to all MA/PhD students in the U.S. Deadline: April 18, 2025. More info: jordanrussiacenter.org/blog/the-fif...

Announcing: The Fifth Annual Graduate Student Essay Competition

The Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and The Jordan Center Blog are pleased to announce the fifth annual Graduate Student Essay Competition....

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