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Established as the Russian Institute in 1946, the Harriman Institute at Columbia University is one of the world’s leading academic institutions for the study of Russia in all disciplines, from literature and culture to history and politics.
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Film Screening & Discussion. Navalny
Russian Studies Faculty
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Kimberly Marten
Professor of Political Science, Barnard College
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Elidor Mëhilli
Adjunct Associate Professor of History
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Jessica Merrill
Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages
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Ronald Meyer
Communications Mgr.; Adj. Associate Professor of Slavic Languages
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Tatiana Mikhailova
Lecturer in Russian, Department of Slavic Languages
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Matthew Murray
Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs
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Renata Mustafina
Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Russian Politics
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Irina Reyfman
Professor, Department of Slavic Languages
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Stephen Sestanovich
Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Professor for the Practice of International Diplomacy, Emeritus
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Yana Skorobogatov
Harriman Assistant Professor of Russian and Soviet History
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Marina N. Tsylina
Lecturer in Russian
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Natasha Udensiva
Lecturer in International and Public Affairs