Past and current events

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Here are some past events from the research group’s actitives in 2018 and 2019. More recently, we have been too busy (too many events!) to keep these pages up to date… For current events, see the Department of Foreign Languages’ calendar.

Meetings and events organized by the research group

30 Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall

How is 20th century history treated in Russia and Germany today? Both countries played a vital part in world history and lived through catastrophic changes in the last century. In this seminar, we will focus on the culture and politics of the recent Russian and German historical trajectories.

Cultural policies and practices in contemporary Russia

On April 11 we will be having a one-day workshop with invited speakers. Their lectures, as well as shorter presentations by research group members, will be open to the public.

The Anthology «Cultural and Political Imaginaries in Putin’s Russia»

At this meeting, we will discuss a newly published anthology at the intersections of politics and culture in today's Russia. We will divide the reading among the group; do let us know if you would like to present one of the chapters.

Research Group for Contemporary Russia

This Thursday we kick off the semester with a first founding meeting, in order to get acquainted and set an agenda for the coming year.

28.01.2023