NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia
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We aim to promote awareness and understanding of Russia's past, present, and future, in all its disciplinary and cultural manifestations.
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Today on the Blog, Stanislav Tarasov: “In the Russian nineteenth century, the emotional states of enthusiasm and melancholy signified a rebellion against authority, tradition, and political order.” shorturl.at/1ZEqx
To the Decembrists’ “Hopeless Cause” (Of Enthusiasm)
In the Russian nineteenth century, the emotional states of enthusiasm and melancholy signified a rebellion against authority, tradition, and political order.
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February 18, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Today on the Blog, Stanislav Tarasov: “In the Russian nineteenth century, the emotional states of enthusiasm and melancholy signified a rebellion against authority, tradition, and political order.” shorturl.at/1ZEqx
Join us online on Wednesday, Februrary 25th for another installment of 19v! Dr. Tatiana Borisova will be joining us to explore the outsize influence of moral judgements on Russian judicial reform in the middle of the Enlightenment.
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The “Black Box” of Conscience: Russia's 1864 Judicial Reform
Join us for another 19v seminar!
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February 18, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Join us online on Wednesday, Februrary 25th for another installment of 19v! Dr. Tatiana Borisova will be joining us to explore the outsize influence of moral judgements on Russian judicial reform in the middle of the Enlightenment.
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jordanrussiacenter.org/events/book-...
TOMORROW: Ukrainian-born artist Alisa Lozhkina explores issues of gender and freedom of expression in the post-Soviet art sphere. What are the constraints put on women in art? How can art be used as creative resistance to patriarchal norms?
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Art Work as Selfless Service: Life and Labor in the Ukrainian Art World
Ukrainian-born art historian and curator Alisa Lozhkina will examines how the post-Soviet art world's promise of freedom conceals enduring...
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February 18, 2026 at 8:20 PM
TOMORROW: Ukrainian-born artist Alisa Lozhkina explores issues of gender and freedom of expression in the post-Soviet art sphere. What are the constraints put on women in art? How can art be used as creative resistance to patriarchal norms?
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Join us on Thursday, February 19 as Alisa Lozhkina talks through the dynamics of gender, creativity, and freedom in the post-Soviet art sphere. This talk spans her artistic career and experiences in striving for freedom and self expression.
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https://jordanrussiacenter.org/events/art-work-as-selfless-service-life-and-labor-in-the-ukrainian-art-world"
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Join us on Thursday, February 19 as Alisa Lozhkina talks through the dynamics of gender, creativity, and freedom in the post-Soviet art sphere. This talk spans her artistic career and experiences in striving for freedom and self expression.
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Today on the Blog, Ingrid Kleespies: “After the soldiers of Russia’s elite Semenovskii regiment mutinied in fall 1820, the officer entrusted with writing up the incident for Alexander I was none other than the philosopher Petr Chaadaev.”
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Chaadaev’s “Revolutionary” Retirement: The Politics of Contempt
After the soldiers of Russia’s elite Semenovskii regiment mutinied in fall 1820, the officer entrusted with writing up the incident for Alexander I...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Today on the Blog, Ingrid Kleespies: “After the soldiers of Russia’s elite Semenovskii regiment mutinied in fall 1820, the officer entrusted with writing up the incident for Alexander I was none other than the philosopher Petr Chaadaev.”
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This Thursday, join us for a conversation with U.S. businessman Michael Calvey and Dr. Yevgenia Albats.
They’ll discuss his journey from top foreign investor to political prisoner—and the reality of power and money in Russia.
In person only. RSVP.
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They’ll discuss his journey from top foreign investor to political prisoner—and the reality of power and money in Russia.
In person only. RSVP.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
This Thursday, join us for a conversation with U.S. businessman Michael Calvey and Dr. Yevgenia Albats.
They’ll discuss his journey from top foreign investor to political prisoner—and the reality of power and money in Russia.
In person only. RSVP.
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They’ll discuss his journey from top foreign investor to political prisoner—and the reality of power and money in Russia.
In person only. RSVP.
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Join us on Tuesday, February 17 as Dr. Anna Gomboeva walks us through the development of post-Soviet ethnic nationalities and race science and its detrimental effects on decolonial movements and anti-imperial resistance.
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Failed From the Start: Soviet Physical Anthropology and Post-Soviet "Decolonial" Movements
This talk suggests an intellectual and institutional lineage from the laboratory of the Soviet state to the crises of the present.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Join us on Tuesday, February 17 as Dr. Anna Gomboeva walks us through the development of post-Soviet ethnic nationalities and race science and its detrimental effects on decolonial movements and anti-imperial resistance.
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TOMORROW: The role of nature in Marx and Engels' critique of capitalism has influenced many artists and flimmakers over the centuries. Join us as Dr. Neuberger explores its impact on film theory and cinematography in this riveting talk!
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Marx, Engels, Eisenstein: The Dialectics of Nature and the Music of Landscape
This talk explores how Marx and Engels’ ideas on nature shaped Eisenstein’s bold cinematic theories in Nonindifferent Nature.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:31 PM
TOMORROW: The role of nature in Marx and Engels' critique of capitalism has influenced many artists and flimmakers over the centuries. Join us as Dr. Neuberger explores its impact on film theory and cinematography in this riveting talk!
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MONDAY: How could the revolutionary sanitary reforms in early 20th century Moscow still leave such high instances of child mortality? Join us as Anna Mazanik explores the effects of these reforms and how they left many children vulnerable.
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Russia’s Sanitary City: Public Health and Environment in Late Imperial Moscow
Join us for the Health Matters, A Virtual Lecture Series on Medicine, Illness, and Public Health. This event will be hosted online.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:44 PM
MONDAY: How could the revolutionary sanitary reforms in early 20th century Moscow still leave such high instances of child mortality? Join us as Anna Mazanik explores the effects of these reforms and how they left many children vulnerable.
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Yesterday on the Blog, Anna Nath: “Nikolai Turgenev’s diaries show how one young man living through a historical upheaval when ‘past’ crumbled, ‘present’ became unintelligible, and ‘future’ foreclosed managed to reclaim his present and act for the future” shorturl.at/dJSQH
The Melancholy of Hope, Two Hundred Years On
The diaries of Nikolai Turgenev (1789-1871) show how one young man living through a historical upheaval when “past” crumbled,...
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February 5, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Yesterday on the Blog, Anna Nath: “Nikolai Turgenev’s diaries show how one young man living through a historical upheaval when ‘past’ crumbled, ‘present’ became unintelligible, and ‘future’ foreclosed managed to reclaim his present and act for the future” shorturl.at/dJSQH
Join us on Wednesday, February 11 as Dr. Neuberger explores the role of nature in Marx and Engels' critique of capitalism and its impact on the arts -- especially the role of nature in cinematic form and visual cognition.
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https://jordanrussiacenter.org/events/marx-engels-eisenstein-the-dialectics-of-nature-and-the-music-of-landscape"
February 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Join us on Wednesday, February 11 as Dr. Neuberger explores the role of nature in Marx and Engels' critique of capitalism and its impact on the arts -- especially the role of nature in cinematic form and visual cognition.
jordanrussiacenter.org/events/marx-...
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Join us on Monday, February 9th as Anna Mazanik discusses her latest book on the Moscow sanitary reforms of 1900 and explores the question of how such extensive reforms could fail to help so many of the city's children.
jordanrussiacenter.org/events/russi...
jordanrussiacenter.org/events/russi...
Russia’s Sanitary City: Public Health and Environment in Late Imperial Moscow
Join us for the Health Matters, A Virtual Lecture Series on Medicine, Illness, and Public Health. This event will be hosted online.
jordanrussiacenter.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Join us on Monday, February 9th as Anna Mazanik discusses her latest book on the Moscow sanitary reforms of 1900 and explores the question of how such extensive reforms could fail to help so many of the city's children.
jordanrussiacenter.org/events/russi...
jordanrussiacenter.org/events/russi...
Today on the Blog, Evangelina Demina: “References to psychoactive substances are surprisingly common in Stalin-era literature—and not only in ‘unofficial’ or ‘underground’ works.” shorturl.at/RuVGS
Narratives under the Influence: Rethinking Stalin-Era Literature Through the Hidden Discourse of Narcotics
References to psychoactive substances are surprisingly common in Stalin-era literature—and not only in “unofficial” or...
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January 28, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Today on the Blog, Evangelina Demina: “References to psychoactive substances are surprisingly common in Stalin-era literature—and not only in ‘unofficial’ or ‘underground’ works.” shorturl.at/RuVGS
TOMORROW: How did Russian aristocrats claim identities outside of titles and government service? Were their methods actually liberating, or did they contribute to cycles of oppression and abuse?
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https://jordanrussiacenter.org/events/blud-and-liberty-was-there-a-russias-libertine-century"
January 23, 2026 at 2:13 AM
TOMORROW: How did Russian aristocrats claim identities outside of titles and government service? Were their methods actually liberating, or did they contribute to cycles of oppression and abuse?
jordanrussiacenter.org/events/blud-...
jordanrussiacenter.org/events/blud-...
Join us on Feb. 5 at 4:00 PM for a conversation with Prof. Nina Khrushcheva, the New School and Dr. Yevgenia
Albats on how Putin’s propaganda has evolved over 4 years of war—featuring insights from Khrushcheva’s recent trip to Russia. In-person only RSVP:
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Albats on how Putin’s propaganda has evolved over 4 years of war—featuring insights from Khrushcheva’s recent trip to Russia. In-person only RSVP:
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January 21, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Join us on Feb. 5 at 4:00 PM for a conversation with Prof. Nina Khrushcheva, the New School and Dr. Yevgenia
Albats on how Putin’s propaganda has evolved over 4 years of war—featuring insights from Khrushcheva’s recent trip to Russia. In-person only RSVP:
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Albats on how Putin’s propaganda has evolved over 4 years of war—featuring insights from Khrushcheva’s recent trip to Russia. In-person only RSVP:
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Join us online on Wednesday, January 28th for our first installment of 19v! Professor Hokanson will explore Russia's portrayal of itself to the West through the eyes of its non-Russian subjects.
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Russian Colonial Identities: Technologies of Empire
Join us for another 19v seminar!
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January 21, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Join us online on Wednesday, January 28th for our first installment of 19v! Professor Hokanson will explore Russia's portrayal of itself to the West through the eyes of its non-Russian subjects.
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Today on the Blog, Mackenzie Jones: “The figure of Bauyrzhan Momyshuly (1910-1982), a Kazakh-Soviet military colonel and writer, helps establish historical continuity between pre-modern forms of Kazakh statehood and the present republic.” shorturl.at/qpSCs
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January 21, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Today on the Blog, Mackenzie Jones: “The figure of Bauyrzhan Momyshuly (1910-1982), a Kazakh-Soviet military colonel and writer, helps establish historical continuity between pre-modern forms of Kazakh statehood and the present republic.” shorturl.at/qpSCs
Join us on Friday, January 23rd while Dr. Igor Fedyukin explores the purpose and nature of illicit court romances amongst the Russian aristocracy. Were they an effective way to reclaim personal power and identity?
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https://jordanrussiacenter.org/events/blud-and-liberty-was-there-a-russias-libertine-century"
January 16, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Join us on Friday, January 23rd while Dr. Igor Fedyukin explores the purpose and nature of illicit court romances amongst the Russian aristocracy. Were they an effective way to reclaim personal power and identity?
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Join us on January 29 at 4:00 PM for a conversation with Michael Kofman and Dr. Yevgenia Albats on the 4-year war in Ukraine—realities from the frontlines, Putin’s goals, and the prospects for peace in the age of the Donroe Doctrine. RSVP (in person only): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Join us on January 29 at 4:00 PM for a conversation with Michael Kofman and Dr. Yevgenia Albats on the 4-year war in Ukraine—realities from the frontlines, Putin’s goals, and the prospects for peace in the age of the Donroe Doctrine. RSVP (in person only): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thank you for joining our conversation with Simon Shuster
and Dr. Yevgenia Albats on Lukashenko’s role between the Kremlin and the White House. You can watch the talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvrH...
and Dr. Yevgenia Albats on Lukashenko’s role between the Kremlin and the White House. You can watch the talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvrH...
Simon Shuster on Lukashenko Between Kremlin and White House — In Conversation with Yevgenia Albats
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December 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Thank you for joining our conversation with Simon Shuster
and Dr. Yevgenia Albats on Lukashenko’s role between the Kremlin and the White House. You can watch the talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvrH...
and Dr. Yevgenia Albats on Lukashenko’s role between the Kremlin and the White House. You can watch the talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvrH...
Today on the Blog, Ingrid Kleespies: “It is hard to overlook the fact that perhaps what matters most about the Decembrist bicentennial is its absence.” shorturl.at/pXpxe
The Bicentennial that Isn’t of the Revolution that Wasn’t: Reflections on the 200th Anniversary of the Decembrist Uprising
It is hard to overlook the fact that perhaps what matters most about the Decembrist bicentennial is its absence.
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December 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Today on the Blog, Ingrid Kleespies: “It is hard to overlook the fact that perhaps what matters most about the Decembrist bicentennial is its absence.” shorturl.at/pXpxe
TOMORROW: How do art and style move across borders? And how does an official interpretation by the state obscure our understanding of traditions? Join us as Dr. Tatsumi explores these topics through Samokish's Ukrainian embroidery motifs.
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https://jordanrussiacenter.org/events/mykola-samokishs-motifs-of-ukrainian-ornament-and-the-source-of-tradition"
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
TOMORROW: How do art and style move across borders? And how does an official interpretation by the state obscure our understanding of traditions? Join us as Dr. Tatsumi explores these topics through Samokish's Ukrainian embroidery motifs.
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Join us online on Wednesday, December 10th as Dr. Yukiko Tatsumi explores the impact and cultural importance of Mykola Samokish's work on Ukrainian motifs, how styles cross borders, and how state branding changes the way we view art and tradition.
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Mykola Samokish’s Motifs of Ukrainian Ornament and the Source of Tradition
Join us for another 19v seminar!
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December 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Join us online on Wednesday, December 10th as Dr. Yukiko Tatsumi explores the impact and cultural importance of Mykola Samokish's work on Ukrainian motifs, how styles cross borders, and how state branding changes the way we view art and tradition.
jordanrussiacenter.org/events/mykol...
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Today on the Blog, Lina Turygina: “Both Nina Berberova and Olga Zilberbourg lack the comforts of a rooted identity. In its place, each author carves out a narrative space where survival itself becomes a form of authorship.” shorturl.at/hpgrA
Thinking Reeds and Foolish Weeds: On Emigration and Adaptation
Both Nina Berberova and Olga Zilberbourg lack the comforts of a rooted identity. In its place, each author carves out a narrative space where survival...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Today on the Blog, Lina Turygina: “Both Nina Berberova and Olga Zilberbourg lack the comforts of a rooted identity. In its place, each author carves out a narrative space where survival itself becomes a form of authorship.” shorturl.at/hpgrA
What is Alexandr Lukashenko’s role as an intermediary between Moscow and Washington? Join Dr. Yevgenia Albats in conversation with journalist Simon Shuster for the 3rd event in our series “Russia and Its Neighbors: In Search of a New Paradigm.”
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In-person only. RSVP:
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How Dictators Negotiate: Aleksandr Lukashenko’s Role as Intermediary Between the Kremlin and the White House (with Simon Shuster)
Join us on December 9 at 4:00 pm in the Jordan Center (19 University Place, Second Floor)!
This event is in person only.
Formerly of Time Magazine, now The Atlantic reporter Simon Shuster is one of ...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:01 AM
What is Alexandr Lukashenko’s role as an intermediary between Moscow and Washington? Join Dr. Yevgenia Albats in conversation with journalist Simon Shuster for the 3rd event in our series “Russia and Its Neighbors: In Search of a New Paradigm.”
In-person only. RSVP:
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In-person only. RSVP:
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