Events

This talk will look into the position and role of the Caspian and Aral seas and their respective littorals in the regions’ social transformation in the modern era. What role and function did these ‘inland seas’ had in imperial annexation and integration, for example?

Konstantine Eristavi’s research explores the link between neoliberal reforms and authoritarianism in post-Soviet Georgia. Mainstream accounts wrongly assume that authoritarian practices are somehow accidental to the neoliberal project implemented in the region.

Volodymyr Ishchenko will discuss the concepts of caesarist rule, passive and Jacobin revolutions and hegemony crisis in relation to the post-Soviet condition.

The purpose of this multi-disciplinary Summer School is to examine different aspects of Ukraine’s society and societal dynamics.

Mark this date and join us to learn all there is to know about the activities and goals of the five Platforms: Africa, ASEAN+, CESAM (Latin America), China and Russia. Their central ambition is to bring people together to stimulate academic cooperation in their respective regions.

This presentation analyses how the war in Ukraine affects Central Asia, a region that is historically, politically and economically tied to Russia.

The consequences of climate change are increasingly felt across the world, and Russia is no exception.

Following the invasion of Ukraine, the domestic media landscape in Russia experienced dramatic transformations.

CERISE lecture on 19 April by dr Gleb Bogush

For Russia, history is an ideological tool to justify political decisions, both internal and external.

Op maandag 28 maart om 19 uur (Nederlandse tijd, GMT +2) vindt er weer een nieuwe editie van onze online leesclub voor Russische literatuur plaats. Dit keer gaat Julia Sjabarova samen met de deelnemers een verhaal van Viktor Goljavkin bestuderen. 

Op 17 maart neemt het eerste literaire seminar voor neerlandici plaats. Onder begeleiding analyseren studenten het verhaal van de Nederlandse klassieker W. F. Hermans.