Events

At 'Belarus in Focus,' the University of Amsterdam's Slavic Department, Study Association Radost, and the Dutch diplomatic representation in Minsk join forces to boost attention for the country, with short talks, film clips, and a panel discussion.

We are pleased to welcome Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi, Executive Director of the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, for a public lecture on the legal, historical, and institutional foundations of reparations efforts in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

The Centre of Western Armenian Studies and Ghent University are delighted to present this year's Taniel Varouzhan Annual Lecture, which will be held at Ghent University.

This event is aimed to bring together policymakers, human rights advocates, and individuals who remain committed to supporting those individuals who are currently imprisoned for their political beliefs and activism.

Join the festive launch of the CERiM Central and Eastern Europe hub (CEEhub) at Maastricht University on 15 May 2025!

Prof. Andrei Zorin will explore the enduring cultural myth of the "true tsar" in Russian history - a figure believed to lead the nation from disaster to triumph. The talk will conclude with a reflection on Vladimir Putin as a contemporary embodiment of this powerful myth.

Yerofeyev, whose novels include the infamous "Russian Beauty" (1990) and "The Good Stalin" (2004), began work on his "horror comedy" before the war, but did not publish it until October 2024. On 13 February, the writer will be in Ghent to talk about the role of culture and literature in contemporary Russia.

Op 1 februari 2025 om 13.30 uur vindt in het schermtheater Visum Mundi de Nederlandse première plaats van de bekroonde documentaire 09.05.2022 van de jonge Russisch-Amerikaanse regisseur Nicole Philmon.

We warmly invite you to join us at VOX-POP on January 30, 5-7 pm, for a new year’s event that embodies a collective spirit of support and generosity – the launch of Book Boost, a new initiative by the University of New Europe.

In deze experimentele documentaire wil de filmmaker de pijn van haar ouders – overlevenden van de Holocaust en werkkampen – overstemmen met blije herinneringen en bewijs van hun samenzijn.

An evening with Ukrainian residency hosts to explore how they bring a sense of community, solidarity and the much-needed space to create art during wartime.

Join The Moscow Times for Women Against the Kremlin, a groundbreaking event uniting leading women politicians, activists, artists and more from the anti-war, anti-Kremlin movement. Together, they will address these challenges and showcase their strength, resilience and commitment to change.