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The lecture will be devoted to the phenomenon of 19th-century Rembrandt prints collecting in Russia, discussing three major figures – geographer, man of law and an amateur etcher, all of them -…
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April 22nd, 2021 Department
PIIRS
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“We always imagine Russian culture in the form of a diptych, in which one wing is Petersburg and the other Moscow,” the critic Abram Efros wrote in 1921. “In the field of Russian…
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A special event discussion with Zhanna Nemtsova, the co-Founder of the Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom, and Mikhail Fishman, journalist and filmmaker.
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Catherine the Great’s passion for the arts served a vital role in her efforts to position herself as a paragon of the Enlightenment. With avaricious focus she snaffled celebrated art…
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March 18th, 2021 Department
PIIRS
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Why did Catherine the Great build the entire complex of the Hermitage ? This question could constitute the main thread in our presentation. Behind the origins of the Hermitage was the initial idea of…
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February 18th, 2021 Department
PIIRS
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The COVID pandemic has destabilized higher education globally, impeding research cooperation across countries, and limiting travel and study between countries. Amid weakened support for educational…
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January 26th, 2021 Department
PIIRS
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Is the current US uprising focused, for now, on equality, justice, and civil rights ––initiated largely by Black Lives Matter––related to the ongoing revolution in Belarus?…
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January 28th, 2021 Department
PIIRS
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In 2020, Russia underwent constitutional changes, aimed at possible extension of Vladimir Putin’s term in office until 2036. Top state officials openly declares the goal of…
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February 9th, 2021 Speaker
Vladimir Gel’man, European University at St.Petersburg & Helsinki University Department
PIIRS
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Hendrick Goltzius (1558–1617): Without Bacchus and Ceres, Venus is Chilled, c. 1604–6 This superb large drawing, executed in a manner that imitates the technique of engraving on copper,…
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November 12th, 2020 Department
PIIRS
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Catherine the Great founded the now internationally-renowned drawings collection of the Hermitage Museum with the purchase in 1768 of the cabinet of Count Charles Cobenzl (Brussels). At a time when…
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September 24th, 2020 Department
PIIRS
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The Yusupovs are renowned for their patronage and significant art collection established by Prince Nikolai Borisovich (1750-1831). Largely studied since the 19th century and more recently, this…
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October 22nd, 2020 Department
PIIRS
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Writing and Publishing in African Digital HumanitiesPanel Three, Princeton African Humanities Colloquium 2020 Speakers: Ng’ang’a Wahu-Mũchiri – University of Nebraska-LincolnKim…
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November 17th, 2020 Department
PIIRS
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Methods and Sources for African Digital HumanitiesPanel Two – Princeton African Humanities Colloquium 2020 Speakers: Chao Tayiana – African Digital HeritageEleni Castro – Boston…
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November 17th, 2020 Department
PIIRS
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Panel One of the Princeton African Humanities Colloquium 2020: Theorizing and Teaching African Digital Humanities Speakers: James Yeku – The University of KansasHlonipha Mokoena –…
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November 16th, 0020 Department
PIIRS
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The Keynote Address of the 2020 Princeton African Humanities Colloquium, delivered by Evelyn Fogwe Chibaka (University of Buea/CaPROWN).
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November 16th, 2020 Department
PIIRS
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