This roundtable will address the political situation in the countries neighboring Ukraine and that are involved in the war in one way or another. Belarus’ status in the world is full of paradoxes: the UN considers Belarus an aggressor country … Read more
The UNC Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies is pleased to invite you to a virtual book club on Ukrainian literature, co-presented by the Regulator Bookshop. The goal of the book club is to highlight translated works by contemporary … Read more
Siberia as a region is unusually rich in forest resources and very sensitive to climate change. It is also home to large swaths of permafrost, a permanently frozen layer below Earth’s surface. Over the past hundred years, the average annual … Read more
Kira Yarmysh is Alexei Navalny’s press secretary who was by his side during his brush with death by poisoning and is one of the most active members of his Anti-Corruption Foundation. She is also one of the forces behind — and faces … Read more
Since the beginning of Russia’s war in Ukraine, at least 240,000 Ukrainians have fled to the Czech Republic. What has this development meant for Czech society? What role has disinformation played in these developments? How has the recent arrival of … Read more
Alyosha Stupin is a seven-year-old Russian boy from Reutov, near Moscow, and he likes to draw. Alyosha’s drawings capture the pride and joy the adults around him take in Russia’s national leader President Putin and his quest to restore the … Read more
Join the Central Asia Working Group as Jeff Eden discusses his latest book, God Save the USSR (Oxford University Press, 2021), examines the explosion in Muslim and Christian devotional life that occurred in the Soviet Union during World War II. … Read more
The community is invited to join this online event featuring a panel of speakers, including musician Daniel Kahn. This event will be remote, via Zoom. Registration required on Eventbrite: https://reflectionsintimeofwar.eventbrite.com The Eventbrite system will email the Zoom link a couple … Read more
This moderated panel will explore the information war underway in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In addition to discussing the many challenges facing journalists covering the conflict, the panelists will explore how social media has changed information warfare and impacted intelligence gathering … Read more
Join UNC’s Central Asia Working Group for a presentation from Azamat Jusibai, Professor of Sociology (Pitzer College), and Barbara Junisbai, Associate Professor of Organizational Studies (Pitzer College), on “Interpreting Kazakhstan’s Recent Political Unrest.” Meeting ID: 953 3999 3535; Passcode: 035874
