Daviscalendar-list November 2007

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Seminar Calendar: December 1-15, 2007

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*Davis** Center** for Russian and Eurasian Studies * *Seminar Calendar December 1-15, 2007* *__* * * *Monday, **December 3, 2007* *Sakharov Seminar on Human Rights* /"The Crisis of Ideology of Human Rights: Criminal Cases against Andrei Piontkovsky, Yuri Samodurov and Stanislav Dmitrevsky"/ / / Dmitry Dubrovsky, Executive Director, Ethnic Studies Program, European University; Chair, Department of Modern Ethnography, Russian Museum of Ethnography, Saint Petersburg; Fellow on Human Rights and Conflict Resolution, Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. *__* *__* *Wednesday, December 5* *Comparative Economics Seminar* / //"Doing Business in the USSR, Russia and the People's Republic of China"/ Thomas Shillinglaw, Former Legal Counsel, Corning Incorporated 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:30-2:00 p.m. *Wednesday, December 5* *Seminar on Russian and East European Jewish Studies* / //"A Community under Siege: The Jews of Breslau under Nazism"/ / /(Stanford University Press, 2007) Abraham Ascher, Professor Emeritus of History, Graduate Center, City University of New York 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. *Thursday, December 6* *Central Asia and Caucasus Seminar* / //"Masculinities and Violence in Tajikistan: >From the Domestic to the Civil War"/ Colette Harris, Senior Lecturer on Conflict, Governance and Development, University of East Anglia 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. *Friday, December 7 * *Early Slavists' Seminar* / //"Muscovy as a Clan-Based State on the Frontier of Medieval and Early Modern"/ Cherie Woodworth, Research Affiliate, Yale University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. *Monday, December 10* *Post-Communist Politics and Economics Workshop*// /Draft Prospectus /Masha Hedberg, Graduate Student, Department of Government, Harvard University / / Papers are available on the web at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~postcomm/. There is no presentation; all participants are expected to have read the paper in advance of the meeting. 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. *Tuesday, December 11 Cold War Studies Seminar * /"What's Wrong with Current U.S.-Russian Relations? The International Security Dimension"/ Mikhail Rykhtik, Professor of International Relations, Nizhnii Novgorod State University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. * * *Wednesday, December 12* *Outreach Program Series* / / /"//Islam in Africa" /Diana Wylie, Professor of History, Boston University 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Room S050 4:30-6:30 p.m. * * * * *Friday, December 14* *Historians' Seminar* / / /"//Flawed Succession: Stalin's Heirs" /Uri Ra'anan, University Professor, Boston University; Director, Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology, & Policy, Boston University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. * * To purchase a parking permit for the Broadway Garage (located on Felton Street, between Cambridge Street and Broadway), please visit Harvard University Parking Services at http://www.uos.harvard.edu/transportation/par.shtml. Click on the "One-Day Online Permit" tab in the left hand column, and follow the instructions from there. If you have any questions or problems, contact the Parking Services Office at 617.495.3772. -- ---------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

16 years, 4 months

Wednesday, 11/28! --The Sacred Sea: A Journey to Lake Baikal (book talk)

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The Globe Corner Bookstore presents: * Peter Thomson - The Sacred Sea: A Journey to Lake Baikal Wednesday, Nov. 28, 6pm Location: First Parish in Cambridge, 3 Church St., Cambridge, MA Admission: Free Reservations: 617-649-5700 x21 or events(a)gcb.com Addit. Info: www.globecorner.com Peter Thomson, author of "The Sacred Sea: A Journey to Lake Baikal" will speak about his and his brother's travels to Siberia and Lake Baikal, Thomson describes Lake Baikal as "the deepest and oldest lake on earth", holding an incomparable amount of clear and pure water and hosting a range of "unique and sometimes bizarre animals and plants." Thomson provides fascinating details about the creatures who inhabit Lake Baikal and its shores His extraordinary account of travelling around the lake and its remote communities provides a context for the impact of increasing regional development. Thomson presents the political issues and environmental threats which are concerns for both local residents and a range of advocates for preservation of the lake's ecosystem. He discusses the ways in which local residents, scientists, and others are now divided about the long-held belief that the lake can and will be capable of self-purification. The recipient of numerous broadcast journalism awards, Thomson was the founding producer and editor of NPR's "Living on Earth." He serves on the Executive Committee of Society of Environmental Journalists. Currently a freelance environmental journalist, he lives in Boston. Peter and James Thomson's guide, Andrei Suknev, is the founder of Great Baikal Trail, an international organization for promotion of local sustainable development of Lake Baikal and surrounding areas. For more info. about this non-profit and its volunteers' efforts, go to: http://www.greatbaikaltrail.org/index.html -- ---------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

16 years, 5 months

11/28 and 12/5 Davis Center REEJS seminar reminders

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/Please note the following Davis Center seminar reminders:/ *Wednesday, November 28* *Seminar on Russian and East European Jewish Studies* / / /"//Polonophilia in Interwar Yiddish Culture: The Case of Avrom Sutzkever" /Yuri Vedenyapin, Faculty Associate, Davis Center; Preceptor in Yiddish, Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. **A fascination with Polish language and culture, which in the case of the famous poet Avrom Sutzkever could be described as "a love-hate relationship," was quite widespread in Poland before WWII and constitutes an important theme in modern Yiddish literature. * Wednesday, December 5* *Seminar on Russian and East European Jewish Studies* / //"A Community under Siege: The Jews of Breslau under Nazism"/ / /(Stanford University Press, 2007) Abraham Ascher, Professor Emeritus of History, Graduate Center, City University of New York 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. -- ---------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

16 years, 5 months

American Repertory Theatre / Moscow Art Theatre School present EXPATS

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EXPATS by Heather Lynn MacDonald directed by Jonathan Carr November 30, December 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 at 7:30 pm Zero Arrow Theatre Moscow. 1996. Boris Yeltsin seeks his second presidential term running against the hugely popular head of Russian Communist Party. The country is again on the brink of major political and economical upheaval. As political tension rises and the corruption of Yeltsin's presidency reaches its peak, four American expatriots search Moscow for love, fame, and an alternative to U.S. greed. Each descends into the double-dealing and vice of the New Russian Democracy, learning first hand of their own country's role in the fraud and bribery. After a successful run off-Broadway last year, Expats is coming to Cambridge with a cast of real-life expats who spent last spring living and studying in Moscow. $10, $5 seniors, students, subscribers click any link below to purchase tickets online or call 617.547.8300 http://amrep.org/iatt/instperf.html -- ---------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

16 years, 5 months

Seminar Calendar: November 14-30, 2007

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*Davis** Center** for Russian and Eurasian Studies * *Seminar Calendar November 14-30, 2007* *__* *__* *Wednesday, November 14* *Outreach Program Series* / / /"//Islam in Russia" /Thomas W. Simons, Jr., Visiting Scholar, Davis Center; Lecturer, Government Department, Harvard University; Former U.S. Ambassador to Poland and Pakistan 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse Level, Room S020 4:30-6:30 p.m. *__* *__* *Monday, November 19* *Post-Communist Politics and Economics Workshop*// / //"The Politics of Citizenship Policy in New Post-Soviet States"/ Oxana Shevel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Tufts University// Papers are available on the web at http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~postcomm/. There is no presentation; all participants are expected to have read the paper in advance of the meeting. 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. * ** * *Monday, November 19* *Sakharov Seminar on Human Rights* /"The Dissident Movement in the Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Civil Institutions"/ Elena Skryakova, Sakharov Fellow, Davis Center; Member, International Board, Memorial Society 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. /Note: Question & answer session will be conducted in Russian./ *** ******* * * *Monday, November 26* *Sakharov Seminar on Human Rights * / / /"The Current State of Democracy in Russia: The December 2007 Duma Elections"/ William Hill,* *Professor, National War College; Retired Foreign Service Officer; Head, OSCE Mission to Moldova (2003-06, 1999-2001) 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. *Tuesday, November 27 * *Occasional Seminar* / / /"In Search of Ideology in Putin's Russia" /Alfred Evans, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, California State University, Fresno 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. * * * * *Tuesday, November 27* *Central Asia and Caucasus Seminar* / / /"Femicide as Terrorism: the Case of Uzbekistan's Unveiling Murders" /Marianne R. Kamp, Director of the Women's Studies Program, University of Wyoming 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. *Wednesday, November 28* *Comparative Economics Seminar* / / /"//Gazprom's Strategy in Europe" /Richard J. Anderson, Colonel, U.S. Army; ISSP Senior Service Fellow, The Fletcher School, Tufts University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:30-2:00 p.m. *Wednesday, November 28* *Seminar on Russian and East European Jewish Studies* / / /"//Polonophilia in Interwar Yiddish Culture: The Case of Avrom Sutzkever" /Yuri Vedenyapin, Faculty Associate, Davis Center; Preceptor in Yiddish, Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. *Thursday, November 29* *Comparative Politics Seminar* / / /"The Incredible Transformation: Democracy, Partisanship and Postcommunist Economic Reform" /Timothy Frye, Visiting Scholar, Davis Center; Professor of Political Science, Columbia University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. * * To purchase a parking permit for the Broadway Garage (located on Felton Street, between Cambridge Street and Broadway), please visit Harvard University Parking Services at http://www.uos.harvard.edu/transportation/par.shtml. Click on the "One-Day Online Permit" tab in the left hand column, and follow the instructions from there. If you have any questions or problems, contact the Parking Services Office at 617.495.3772. -- ---------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

16 years, 5 months

Seminar Reminder: 11/7, Seminar on Russian and East European Jewish Studies with Thomas W. Simons, Jr.

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Please note the following seminar reminder, along with the attached paper and introductory notes. ***Wednesday, November 7* *Seminar on Russian and East European Jewish Studies* / “//Anti-Semitism without Jews in Communist Poland: Thoughts from 1971”/ Thomas W. Simons, Jr., Visiting Scholar, Davis Center; Lecturer, Government Department, Harvard University; U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, 1968-1971 and 1990-1993 (as Ambassador) 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. ---------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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Daviscalendar-list November 2007