Lens on a Century is curated by Edward Kasinec, Hoover Institution, Stanford University/Harriman Institute, with designs by Remy Chwae. This exhibit in twenty-five panels seeks to provide a “lens” on a period from circa 1899 to the post- World War II era as prismed through a necessarily very small selection of documentary photographic albums chosen from the hundreds found within the Hoover’s archival collections.
Join us for a meeting of the New York-Russia Public Policy Series, co-hosted by the Harriman Institute at Columbia University and the New York University Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia.
Please join the Harriman Institute for a book talk by John Heathershaw. Moderated by Alexander Cooley.
Please join the Ukrainian Film Club at Columbia University for a screening and discussion of Roman Bondarchuk's 2024 film "The Editorial Office" ("Редакцiя"). The film will be introduced by Yuri Shevchuk, who will lead the post-screening Q&A session.
Please join the Harriman Institute for a lecture by Dmitry Adamsky on his forthcoming book. Moderated by Valentina Izmirlieva.
Please join the East Central European Center and the Harriman Institute for a reading and conversation with award-winning Polish poet Krzysztof Siwczyk and translator Piotr Fiorczyk, occasioned by the publication of Siwczyk's debut in English, "A Calligraphy of Days: Selected Poems," which gathers sixty-four poems spanning his career. Moderated by Christopher Caes.
Please join the Harriman Institute for a book talk by Anne O'Donnell. Moderated by Yana Skorobogatov and Adam Leeds.
Please join the Columbia School of the Arts, the Film and Media Studies Program, the Harriman Institute, the Department of Slavic Languages, the Dean of Humanities, the Department of English and Comparative Media, and the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society for a screening of "Dni zatmeniya/Days of Eclipse" (Aleksandr Sokurov, Russia, 1988) 139 min.
Please join the Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute for The George Shevelov Memorial Lecture in Ukrainian Studies, delivered by Rory Finnin (University of Cambridge).
Please join the Harriman Institute for a lecture by Diego Benning Wang. Moderated by Taylor Zajicek.
Please join the Ukrainian Film Club for a film screening of "Daddy's Lullaby," followed by a discussion with the film director Lesia Diak. Moderated by Yuri Shevchuk.
Please join the Harriman Institute and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute for a panel discussion examining the long-term consequences of Soviet nuclear weapons tests at the Semipalatinsk test site. Speakers include: Shyngys Zipatolla, Tuleova Bakhytgul, and Zarina Kakenova. Moderated by Elizabeth Wishnick.
Please join The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities, the Harriman Institute, the Department of Slavic Languages, and the Film & Media Studies Program at Columbia University School of the Arts for a screening of "School of Seduction". The screening will be followed by a discussion with Tatiana Efremova and Anastasia Kostina.
Please join the Museum of the Moving Image and the Harriman Institute for a screening of Iva Radivojevic's film "When the Phone Rang" (Serbia/US, 2024).
Please join the Museum of the Moving Image and the Harriman Institute for a screening of Pavel G. Vesnakov's film "Windless" (Bulgaria/Italy).
Please join the Museum of the Moving Image and the Harriman Institute for a screening of Lina Vdovîi and Radu Ciorniciuc's film "Tata" (Moldova/Romania, 2024).
Please join the Museum of the Moving Image and the Harriman Institute for a screening of Olha Zhurba's film "Songs of Slow Burning Earth" (Ukraine/France/Sweden/Denmark, 2024).
Please join the Harriman Institute and Athens Columbia Global Center for a panel discussion, organized in partnership with Panteion University, featuring leading experts who will explore the policies, economics, and geopolitics of citizenship-for-investment programs worldwide.
Please join the Harriman Institute for the first installment of the Inner Eurasia Colloquium: a lecture by Dotno Pount. Moderated by James Meador.
Mëhilli’s work captures Tirana’s bewildering transition from communist-era central planning to neoliberalism.
Please join the Harriman Institute for a lecture by Remzje Istrefi. Moderated by Tanya Domi.
Please join the Harriman Institute for an opening reception featuring the exhibit "An infinite archive", by Elidor Mëhilli.
Please join the Ukrainian Film Club at Columbia University for a screening and discussion of the war drama "Beshoot," 2019 by director Ivan Tymchenko. Yuri Shevchuk will introduce the film and moderate the post-screening discussion.
Please join the Harriman Institute for a book talk by Charles Hecker. Moderated by Alexander Cooley.
Please join the Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute for a book talk by Svitlana Biedarieva. Moderated by Mark Andryczyk.
Please join us to celebrate the life and career of our beloved colleague, mentor and friend, Elizabeth Kridl Valkenier.
Please join the Harriman Institute and the Barnard College Office of the Provost for a lecture by Rachel Denber, part of a series on "Human Rights and Humanitarianism in Contemporary Conflict." Moderated by Alexander Cooley, Claire Tow Professor Political Science and Harriman 4 + 1 Coordinator.
Please join the Harriman Institute for a lecture by Asel Doolotkeldieva. Moderated by Alexander Cooley.
Please join the Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute for a lecture by Serhiy Bilenky. Moderated by Mark Andryczyk.
Please join the Harriman Institute for a lecture by Edward Verona. Moderated by Natasha Udensiva.
Please join the Harriman Institute for a lecture by Maria Chehonadskih. Moderated by Adam Leeds.
Please join the Harriman Institute for a Russian History Workshop with Michael Gorham.
Please join the Harriman Institute for a Director's Seminar with Andrey Simonov. Moderated by Valentina Izmirlieva.
