Conference Brings Together New Perspectives on the Russian Far East
On March 28-31, 2021, the HSE International Laboratory ‘Russia’s Regions in Historical Perspective’ held an international conference ‘The Russian Far East: Regional and Transnational Perspectives (19th -21st cent.)’. The event was jointly organized by the Laboratory with the German Historical Institute Moscow, Indiana University Bloomington (USA), and the Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography of the Peoples of the Far East FEB RAS (Vladivostok).
British Scholar on Exploring Russian History
On February 9, the HSE International Laboratory 'Russia’s Regions in Historical Perspective' hosted Janet Hartley (London School of Economics), who presented her recent monograph The Volga: A History of Russia’s Greatest River. The presentation was part of a joint lecture series between the Laboratory and The Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation. HSE news service spoke with Janet Hartley about her interest in Russia, her experience travelling and doing research in Russia, and the books she has written on Russia.
New postdoctoral position
International Laboratory ‘Russia’s Regions in Historical Perspective’ in Moscow, Russia, invites applications for postdoctoral research positions in the field of the history of Russia’s regions.
Mapping Empire and Environment in Siberia: International Laboratory ‘Russia’s Regions in Historical Perspective’ Hosts Erika Monahan
How does an American researcher become interested in the history of enterprise in Siberia? Does knowing Alaska give one a good understanding of the Siberian temperament? If there is one book that provides a good history of Russia, what is it? HSE News Service asked these and other questions to Erika Monahan, Associate Professor of History at the University of New Mexico, who recently gave a talk at the seminar of the HSE International Laboratory ‘Russia’s Regions in Historical Perspective’
International Conference "The Russian Shore: Sea Coasts and River Regions in Russian History, 1700-1991"
Information letter about the International Conference "The Russian Shore: Sea Coasts and River Regions in Russian History, 1700-1991", which is scheduled for October 19-20 (2020). Organizer: HSE, International Laboratory 'Russia’s Regions in Historical Perspective'.
A new article by Willard Sunderland in the journal "Slavic Review"
A new review of Mara Kozelsky's "Crimea in War and Transformation" by the academic supervisor of the laboratory Willard Sunderland was published in the journal "Slavic Review".
A new article by Norihiro Naganawa in the journal "Ab Imperio"
A new article "Tatars and Imperialist Wars: From the Tsar's Servitors to the Red Warriors" by the associate researcher of the laboratory Norihiro Naganawa was published in the first issue of the journal "Ab Imperio" for 2020.
A new article by Fedor Melentev in the journal "Rossiiskaya Istoriya"
A new article by the research fellow of the Laboratory Fedor Melentev, "Политическое воспитание Александра III", was published in the second issue of the journal "Rossiiskaya Istoriya" for 2020.
Soeren Urbansky Video on YouTube
On February 26, within the lecture program of the International Laboratory 'Russia’s Regions in Historical Perspective' and the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation, Soeren Urbansky presented his book “Beyond the step Frontier: A History of the Sino-Russian Border”. The video of the presentation is available now on the YouTube channel of the Laboratory.
Workshop in Berlin
Due to the spread of coronavirus infection, the "Regional Studies Workshop", organized by the International Laboratory 'Russia’s Regions in Historical Perspective' in collaboration with the Russian and East European Institute (REEI) at Indiana University in Bloomington, will be postponed to September 2020