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The European Studies Council, The Poynter Fellowship in Journalism at Yale, and the Slavic Colloquium present Elena Kostyuchenko, journalist and author, in conversation with Andrei Kureichyk, a Belarusian dissident and writer in exile, and Nari Shelekpayev, Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures (Yale). Hosted and Moderated by Marci Shore, Associate Professor of History (Yale)

Lunch at 12:30pm ET, talk at 1:00pm ET
Location: HQ, Rm 136 (first floor), 320 York St.
Part of the European & Russian Studies Community Lunch Seminar Series

The Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy hosts Russia expert Tom Graham for a frank discussion on US-Russia relations. His new book, Getting Russia Right, identifies the blind spots that have prevented Washington from seeing Russia as it really is and from crafting a policy to advance American interests without provoking an aggressive Russian response. 

The Slavic Colloquium presents

Insulted Belarus
Belarusian and Ukrainian Resistance Playwriting and Projects of Theatrical Solidarity with Belarus and Ukraine During Times of Protest

Andrei Kureichik, Belarusian playwright, director, and publicist in exile
John Freedman, Translator and Publisher
Nina Kamberos, Publisher
Oksana Mysina, Actress, Film and Stage Director, Civic Activist

As part of the Slavic Colloquium Dr. Sebastian Klinger from University of Vienna will present The Big and Noble Family of Barbiturates: Proust, Nabokov, and the Literary History of the Sleeping Pill

The third annual REEESNe Student Conference will be hosted by UMass Amherst the weekend of April 12th-14th (precise starting date and schedule to follow). This will be an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students throughout the network to meet and to present their REEES-related research, internships, and other experience. To the extent possible, REEESNe will cover travel and accommodations for student presenters with financial need. Proposals for presentations will be due early in 2024.