Student News

Bernhard Kirchner (MARS-REERS '20) Interviewed by Tedo Japaridze for Brussels Morning

Bernhard Kirchner (MARS-REEERS '20) was interviewed by Ambasssador Tedo Japaridze for Brussels Morning about the effects of the pandemic on the world of cybersecurity.

Colleen Wood (GSAS) on Kyrgyzstan Protests in Foreign Policy

Colleen Wood (GSAS), a third-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Political Science, writes about the reasons behind the protests in Kyrgyzstan, and the potential implications. Read the article, "Is This the Beginning of Kyrgyzstan's Next Revolution?" in Foreign Policy.

Daniel Petrick (MARS-REERS '20) Publishes "Letter from the Sharr Mountains" in The Calvert Journal

Daniel Petrick (PepsiCo Junior Fellow, 2019-20) published his "Letter from the Sharr Mountains" in The Calvert Journal. Petrick writes that Kosovar shepherds are fiercely proud of keeping the ancient traditions alive, despite the fact that many were pushed into the trade by the hard realities of postwar economics.

Mariya Chukhnova (MARS-REERS '20) Writes on the Leap Year Marriage Gap in Ukraine

Mariya Chukhnova (MARS-REERS '20) writes in Eurasianet on how the Ukrainian superstition that it is unlucky to wed during a leap year is reflected in government demographic data.

Mariya Chukhnova (MARS-REERS '20) on Ukrainian Census in Eurasianet

Mariya Chukhnova (MARS-REERS '20) wrote about the failure of Ukraine's recent census attempt for Eurasianet. Read the article.

Grady Vaughan (MARS-REERS '21) Publishes "Storms Sparks Activism among Turkmen Diaspora” in The Diplomat

Grady Vaughan (MARS-REERS '21) writes in the Diplomat that although Turkmen at home and abroad rarely protest, the botched responses to natural disasters and the pandemic have led to a surge of activism.

Mariya Chukhnova Writes on Ukrainian Migrant Workers in the EU for Eurasianet

Mariya Chukhnova (MARS-REERS '20) contributed a short piece to Eurasianet on the increase of labor migration in the EU as a response to the Ukrainian government's inability to rein in corruption, the eased restritctions in the EU, and the war with Russia and annexation of Crimea, which turned workers westward.

Dante Matero (MARS-REERS '20) Publishes Article on RUSA LGBT in New York Women's Bar Association

Dante Matero (MARS-REERS '20) co-authored an article for New York Women's Bar Association on RUSA LGBT, which helps LBGTQ Russian-speaking immigrants seeking asylum on the grounds of sexual minority discrimination.

Tinatin Japaridze ('19) Presented on Cyber Security at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

Tinatin Japaridze (MARS-REERS '19) was selected to present her research at the sixth annual Student Research Conference held by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs (May 8, 2020).

Daniel Petrick (MARS-REERS '20): "Return to Kosovo: The Serbs Who Re-Embraced Their Hometown"

Daniel Petrick (MARS '20) writes for Balkaninsight.com about Serbs who have returned to live in Prizren, Kosovo after fleeing at the end of the war in 1999.

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Announcements

Brandon M. Schechter Awarded AHA's Paul Birdsall Prize for "The Stuff of Soldiers"

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Brandon M. Schechter (HI Research Affiliate; Visiting Assistant Professor, NYU-Shanghai) received the American Historical Association's Paul Birdsall Prize for his The Stuff of Soldiers: A History of the Red Army in World War II through Objects (Cornell University Press).

Irina Reyfman and Andrew Kahn Translate Radishchev for the Russian Library

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Irina Reyfman (Professor and Chair, Slavic Languages) is co-translator with Andrew Kahn (University of Oxford) of Alexander Radishchev's Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow, one of the most important works to come out of the age of Catherine the Great. The translation was published in the Russian Library by Columbia University Press.

In Memoriam. Stephen F. Cohen (1938-2020)

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Stephen F. Cohen, eminent historian, distinguished alumnus of the Russian Institute, and member of the Harriman Institute National Advisory Council, died at his home on Manhattan's Upper West Side, on September 18, 2020.

Padma Desai's "Russian Political Humor in Comparative Perspective" Published in The International Economy

Monday, October 19, 2020

Padma Desai's (Gladys and Roland Harriman Professor Emerita of Comparative Economic Systems) "Russian Political Humor in Comparative Perspective" appears in the Summer 2020 issue of The International Economy.

VIRTUAL EVENT. The Russian Empire and International Law

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 12:00pm EDT

This event will be held virtually as a Zoom webinar (register here) and streamed via YouTube Live. Please join us for a the inaugural event of the "Russia's Worlds" lecture series. Peter Holquist (Ronald S. Lauder Endowed Term Associate Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania) will discuss his forthcoming book project "'By Right of War': The Discipline and Practice of International Law of War in Imperial Russia, 1868-1917" alongside Will Smiley (Assistant Professor of the Humanities, University of New Hampshire), who will present his work on "Slaves, Prisoners, and International Law between the Ottoman and Russian Empires, 1739-1878." The two presentations will be followed by a roundtable discussion and a brief Q&A.

Kent Takes on Russian Disinformation in an IPA Podcast and Panel for the Foreign Correspondents Club of Hong Kong

Friday, October 16, 2020

Thomas Kent (International and Public Affairs) joined The Cognitive Crucible (Information Professionals Association) to talk about his recent book, Striking Back: Overt and Covert Options to Combat Russian Disinformation. The wide-ranging discussion covers the origins of Radio Free Europe, ethics, and election meddling.

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