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East Central European Center

The East Central European Center promotes the study of the  nations and peoples located between Germany and Russia and between the Baltic and Aegean seas. Established in 1954 with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation, it was the first academic unit in any major U.S. academic institution to deal exclusively with East Central Europe.

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Past ECEC Events

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Pursuing the Archival White Rabbit: Reflections on Several Research Detours into Microhistory and Jewish History
May 15 @ 12:00 pm
Image of protestors in Bulgaria. Image links to event page.
Changing Legal Environment for Civil Society in Central and Eastern Europe: Warnings and Lessons from Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria
May 7 @ 12:00 pm
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Book Launch. “Collective Body: Aleksandr Deineka at the Limit of Socialist Realism”
April 21 @ 6:00 pm
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Waterscapes in Premodern Central Europe: Riverine Landscapes as Conflict Environments
April 14 @ 12:00 pm
Image of Orban and Putin. Image links to event page.
Hungary: The Worst of Both Worlds?
April 1 @ 6:00 pm
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Film Screening & Discussion. “Tata”
March 15 @ 3:30 pm
Film Screening & Discussion. “Windless”
March 15 @ 12:30 pm
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Film Screening & Discussion. “When the Phone Rang”
March 14 @ 8:30 pm
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“A Calligraphy of Days”
February 27 @ 4:00 pm
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Jošt Franko: A Memory Without Evidence
February 20 @ 6:00 pm
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Reaching the Masses Through Sports: Visual Propaganda of Spartakiads in Central and Eastern Europe, 1920s-1930s
February 17 @ 6:00 pm
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“Confidential”: A Book Presentation with Author Mikołaj Grynberg and Translator Sean Gasper Bye
December 5, 2024 @ 12:00 pm

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ECEC Faculty

Carol Rounds

Carol Rounds

Senior Lecturer in Hungarian, Department of Italian

David Stark

David Stark

Arthur Lehman Professor of Sociology; Director of Columbia's Center on Organizational Innovation

András Vadas

András Vadas

Istvan Deak Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of History

Contact the East Central European Center

Send an email or call 212-854-4623. You can also reach out to one of ECEC’s current co-deputy directors.

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