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Please contact Communications Manager Ronald Meyer for all media requests and inquiries. He can be reached at rm56@columbia.edu or (212) 854-6218.

Announcements

Film Screening & Discussion. 'Early Cranes' and 'White Ship' with Director Bolot Shamshiev

Friday, November 30, 2018 - 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Please join the Harriman Institute for a screening of the films Early Cranes (1979) and White Ship (1975) by prominent Kyrgyz and Soviet film director Bolot Shamshiev, followed by a discussion between Shamshiev and Dr. Peter Rollberg (George Washington University). This event is part of the three-day series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 organized by the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia.

Book Talk. Have the Mountains Fallen? Two Journeys of Loss and Redemption in the Cold War by Jeffrey B. Lilley

Friday, November 30, 2018 - 12:00pm

Please join us for a talk with Jeffrey B. Lilley about his book Have the Mountains Fallen? Two Journeys of Loss and Redemption in the Cold War (Indiana University Press, 2018). This event is part of the three-day series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 organized by the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia.

International Conference: Aitmatov at 90

Thursday, November 29, 2018 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

Please join us for an international conference about the literary, diplomatic, and cultural legacy of renowned Soviet and Kyrgyz writer, Chinghiz Aitmatov. This event is part of the three-day series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 organized by the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia.

Exhibit Opening & Concert. Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90: Photography by Askarbek Abdygulov

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 - 6:00pm

Please join us for the opening reception of an exhibit featuring photography by Askarbek Abdygulov. Abdygulov presents unique moments from the life and work of renowned Soviet and Kyrgyz writer Chinghiz Aitmatov starting in 1971 and continuing almost to the end of Aimatov’s life. The Eurasia Festival Ensemble will present music by several composers inspired by Aitmatov’s works.

Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 to Friday, November 30, 2018

Please join the Harriman Institute, the Kyrgyz American Foundation, and the American University of Central Asia for a three-day event series Celebrating Chinghiz Aitmatov at 90 to mark the 90th anniversary of the birth of the renowned Soviet and Kyrgyz writer.

Written in the Dark and Brought to Light: Afterlives of the Siege Poetry

Monday, October 15, 2018 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Please join the Barnard and Columbia Slavic Departments and the Harriman Institute for a talk with Polina Barskova (Hampshire College), a Russian-language poet and American scholar of the Siege of Leningrad (1941-1944).

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