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Konstantin Vaginov at 125: “Goat Song” and Beyond
Konstantin Vaginov at 125: “Goat Song” and Beyond
Please join the Harriman Institute at Columbia University for an international symposium dedicated to the publication of all Vaginov's (1888-1934) novels in English translations. Organized by Ainsley Morse (University of California-San Diego) and Mark Lipovetsky (Colu...
Book Presentation. Konstantin Vaginov: “Goat Song”
Book Presentation. Konstantin Vaginov: “Goat Song”
Please join the Harriman Institute for a presentation of the book "Konstantin Vaginov. Goat Song" (NYRB, 2025) with presentations by Edwin Frank, Ainsley Morse, Geoff Gebula, and Polina Barskova. Moderated by Mark Lipovetsky.
The Purge of Stalin’s Would-Be Successors: The Leningrad Affair, 1949-1952—The Beginning of the End
The Purge of Stalin’s Would-Be Successors: The Leningrad Affair, 1949-1952—The Beginning of the End
Please join the Harriman Institute for a Russian history workshop (kruzhok) with David Brandenberger.
Film Screening & Discussion. “Porcelain War”
Film Screening & Discussion. “Porcelain War”
Please join the Harriman Institute and the duPont Awards at Columbia Journalism School for an exclusive screening of the 2025 duPont Honoree "Porcelain War".
Business-Government Relations in Russia Before and After 2022
Business-Government Relations in Russia Before and After 2022
Please join the Harriman Institute for a lecture by Andrei Yakovlev. Moderated by Timothy Frye.
An Evening with Maria Stepanova
An Evening with Maria Stepanova
Please join the Harriman Institute for an evening with Maria Stepanova (Harriman Writer-in-Residence, Spring 2022), in conversation with Harriman Director Valentina Izmirlieva.
State Funded Versus the State: Experiments in Ballet, Dance, and Opera in Putin’s Russia, 2014-2022
State Funded Versus the State: Experiments in Ballet, Dance, and Opera in Putin’s Russia, 2014-2022
Please join the Harriman Institute for a lecture by Sergey Konaev. Moderated by Lynn Garafola.
Symposium: “Holy Winter” by Maria Stepanova
Symposium: “Holy Winter” by Maria Stepanova
Please join the Harriman Institute for a symposium devoted to Maria Stepanova's new poem, "Holy Winter." This literary symposium brings together the author, her translators and publishers, and literary scholars to reflect on the poem as a literary artifact, a social fa...
Election Debrief: What Will a Second Trump Term Mean for US-Russia Relations?
Election Debrief: What Will a Second Trump Term Mean for US-Russia Relations?
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.
Decolonizing Russian History: Necessary Corrective or a Bridge Too Far?
Decolonizing Russian History: Necessary Corrective or a Bridge Too Far?
Please join the Program on US-Russia Relations at the Harriman Institute for a lecture by Nathaniel Knight. Moderated by Elise Giuliano.