Alla Smyslova

Senior Lecturer, Slavic Languages; Director, Russian Practicum

Columbia University

708 Hamilton

212-854-8155

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Natasha Udensiva on Radio Liberty

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Natasha Udensiva discussed growing oil prices, and who in the world will profit from them, with Radio Liberty. Interview in Russian.

Alexander Cooley at the Primakov Readings Forum

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Alexander Cooley participates in a panel discussion at the annual Primakov Readings International Forum. The panel, "US-Russia Relations. Any Сhances for De-escalation?" is chaired by Sergey Ryabkov, the Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Dennis Tenen Publishes Op-Ed in LA Times on Resistance to COVID Vaccination

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Dennis Tenen (English and Comparative Literature), with co-authors Rishi Goyal and Arden Hegele, published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times on their Columbia World Project, "Increasing COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence," in which they describe how those who resist the COVID-19 vaccine make their case by borrowing emotional language made familiar by other political movements.

Alexander Cooley Quoted in the New York Times

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Alexander Cooley discussed transnational repression with the New York Times. “There are just not a lot of safe spaces anymore,” he said. "It's becoming much more routine." Read the article.

Podcast | Expert Opinions: Researching Kleptocracy in Eurasia

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

In the latest episode of Expert Opinions - Russia, Eurasia, our podcast with Eurasianet, Masha Udensiva-Brenner interviews anti-corruption investigator Thomas Mayne about kleptocracy and what it means for democracies all over the world.

Mark Pomar (RI '76, Ph.D. '78) Interviewed by Ivan Tolstoy on Radio Liberty

Monday, June 7, 2021

Mark Pomar (Russian Institute 76; Ph.D. Slavic Languages '78) is interviewed by Ivan Tolstoy about his experiences as an exchange fellow in the Soviet Union in the early 1980s. Pomar, former president of IREX and member of the Harriman National Advisory Council, has written a piece about academic exchanges with Russia for the Fall 2021 issue of Harriman Magazine. In Russian.

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