Shows
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonNargis Kassenova & Temur Umarov | Central Asia in the Shadow of Russia's War | April 23, 2024Nargis Kassenova is a senior fellow and director of the Program on Central Asia at the Davis Center. Prior to joining the center, she was an associate professor at the Department of International Relations and Regional Studies of KIMEP University (Almaty, Kazakhstan). She is the former founder and director of the KIMEP Central Asian Studies Center (CASC) and the China and Central Asia Studies Center (CCASC). Kassenova holds a Ph.D. in international cooperation studies from the Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University (Japan). Her research focuses on Central Asian politics and security, Eurasian geopolitics, China’s Belt and Roa...2024-04-2530 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonVolodymyr Kulyk | The Shift Away from Russian in Wartime UkraineContrary to Putin’s expectations, most Ukrainians responded to Russia’s full-blown invasion of Ukraine by a stronger attachment to their country and nation. One element of this attachment is an embrace of the national language at both the symbolic and communicative levels. Not only did Ukrainians come to love their language more than before, but they also started to speak it more often in their everyday lives. Or so they say.
Volodymyr Kulyk is Head Research Fellow at the Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He has also taught at Columbia, Stanford and Yale...2023-10-3142 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonJoshua Zimmerman | Józef Piłsudski, Founding Father of Modern Poland, and his Plan for [...]Józef Piłsudski, Founding Father of Modern Poland, and his Plan for Ukrainian Independence
Joshua D. Zimmerman is Professor of History at Yeshiva University in New York, where he holds the Eli & Diana Zborowski Chair in Holocaust Studies and East European Jewish History. He is the author of Józef Piłsudski: Founding Father of Modern Poland(Harvard, 2022), The Polish Underground and the Jews, 1939-1945(Cambridge, 2015), which appeared in Polish translation in 2018, and Poles, Jews and the Politics of Nationality: The Bund and the Polish Socialist Party in Late Tsarist Russia, 1892-1914 (Wisconsin, 2004). He is also editor of two cont...2023-08-1756 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonMartin Nekola | War in Ukraine: Impact on the Czech Republic & on EuropeThe lecture will focus on the current political developments in Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In response to thousands of civilian deaths and destruction of the country, the international community has imposed fierce sanctions targeting every sector of the Russian economy. The war has created a new reality and changed the relations between Russia and the European Union from the ground. Was it possible to avoid the war? How are the refugees from Ukraine received and how did the conflict change lives of the people in neighboring countries? What will be the impact for Europe in ne...2023-08-1740 min
CapehartKeith Ellison reflects on the third anniversary of George Floyd’s murderIn this Washington Post Live conversation, first recorded on May 24, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison talks about the third anniversary of George Floyd's murder, his role in holding former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin accountable, how Floyd’s death fits into a horrific pattern of violence in American life, and his new book, “Break The Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence.”2023-06-0127 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonTALK | The Northern Sea Route: The Anthropology of Russian Arctic Mega InfrastructureThe Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies at the University of Washington presents the first talk (12/1/2022)in the 2022-2023 REECAS Lecture Series on Russia in the Arctic.
Valeria Vasilyeva (Ph.D. in Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences) is a research fellow at the Center for Arctic Social Studies, European University at St. Petersburg, Russia. Currently, she is a Fulbright visiting scholar at Boise State University. Her research focuses on mobility practices, social construction of space, and perception of infrastructure in the Russian North. She has conducted fieldwork in several regions on the Arctic coast, but her...2023-01-0257 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonDean LaRue | How Does the EU Actually Work and How Is It Changing[...]Dean LaRue presents his lecture, "How Does the EU Actually Work and How Is It Changing in the Face of Russian Aggression in Ukraine?" on Aug. 17, 2022.
This lecture was part of the 2022 EU Policy Forum for Educators. More information about the workshop, as well as the visual Presentation Slides accompanying this lecture can be found here: jsis.washington.edu/euwesteurope/ed…cator-workshop/
A complete transcript of the podcast is also available at the above link.
Dean LaRue is a Senior Lecturer for the Center for West European Studies and European Union Center in the Jackson School of International Studies at th...2022-08-3138 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonScott Montgomery | EU Economic and Energy Responses to Russia’s Invasion of UkraineScott Montgomery presents his lecture, "EU Economic and Energy Responses to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine" on Aug. 17, 2022.
This lecture was part of the 2021 EU Policy Forum for Educators. More information about the workshop, as well as the visual Presentation Slides accompanying this lecture can be found here: jsis.washington.edu/euwesteurope/ed…cator-workshop/
A complete transcript of the podcast is also available at the above link.
Scott L. Montgomery is an author, geoscientist, and affiliate faculty member in the Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington. He writes and lectures on a wide variety of topics related to ener...2022-08-3144 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonGlennys Young | Russia's War Against Ukraine: Teaching Opportunities and ChallengesGlennys Young presents her lecture, "Russia's War Against Ukraine: Teaching Opportunities and Challenges" on Aug. 17, 2022.
This lecture was part of the 2021 EU Policy Forum for Educators. More information about the workshop, as well as the visual Presentation Slides accompanying this lecture can be found here: jsis.washington.edu/euwesteurope/ed…cator-workshop/
A complete transcript of the podcast is also available at the above link.
I am a historian of Russia and the Soviet Union. Over the course of my career, I have become increasingly interested in the USSR’s involvement in transnational movements and processes, whether political, social, cultural, or econ...2022-08-3140 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonChristopher Jones | What to Do About Russia? Russia, the EU, and the International SystemChristopher Jones presents his lecture, "What to Do About Russia? Russia, the EU, and the International System" on Aug. 17, 2022.
This lecture was part of the 2021 EU Policy Forum for Educators. More information about the workshop, as well as the visual Presentation Slides accompanying this lecture can be found here: jsis.washington.edu/euwesteurope/ed…cator-workshop/
A complete transcript of the podcast is also available at the above link.
Chris Jones is an Associate Professor of International Studies at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. His teaching focuses on NATO/Warsaw pact relations, post-Cold War security issues, and political ec...2022-08-3135 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonBrendan Mcelmeel | Russia vs. ‘Gayropa?’ Russian Cultural Politics since the Conservative TurnBrendan Mcelmeel presents his lecture, "Russia vs. ‘Gayropa?’ Russian Cultural Politics since the Conservative Turn" on Aug. 17, 2022.
This lecture was part of the 2021 EU Policy Forum for Educators. More information about the workshop, as well as the visual Presentation Slides accompanying this lecture can be found here: jsis.washington.edu/euwesteurope/ed…cator-workshop/
A complete transcript of the podcast is also available at the above link.
Brendan Mcelmeel is a doctoral candidate at the Department of History, University of Washington.
The EU Policy Forum is supported by The UW Jackson School of International Studies’ Erasmus+ funded Jean Monnet Center of Excellen...2022-08-3124 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonEliot Borenstein | 'Everybody Hates Russia:' On the Uses of Conspiracy Theory Under Putin 4.07.2022Eliot Borenstein is Professor of Russian & Slavic Studies and Senior Academic Convenor for the Global Network at New York University. He gave this talk as part of a lecture series hosted by the Ellison Center at the University of Washington.2022-04-0433 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonPANEL | In Focus: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (3.7.2022)The Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies presents "In Focus: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine" on March 7, 2022, a panel discussion with UW faculty and other guest speakers on the unfolding situation in Ukraine.
Find resources for supporting Ukraine here: https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/news/how-to-help-support-ukraine-suggested-organizations-for-donations/
Opening Remarks: Leela Fernandes, Director and Stanley D. Golub Chair, Jackson School of International Studies
Moderator: Scott Radnitz, Herbert J. Ellison Associate Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, and Director, Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies
UW and Guest Speakers:
Glennys Young, Chair, Department of History and...2022-03-081h 46
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonPANEL | Challenges to the Post-Cold War Order: Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan (2.1.2022)The Ellison Center presents the panel, "Challenges to the Post-Cold War Order: Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan" on Feb. 1, 2022.
Speakers:
Oxana Shevel, Associate Professor - Political Science (Tufts University)
Oxana Shevel is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University where her research and teaching focuses on Ukraine and the post-Soviet region. Her current research projects examine the sources of citizenship policies in the post-Communist states and religious politics in Ukraine. Her research interests also include comparative memory politics and the politics of nationalism and nation-building. She is the author of award-winning Migration, Refugee Policy, and State Building in Postcommunist...2022-02-021h 30
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonScott Radnitz | Revealing Schemes: The Politics of Conspiracy in Russia (1.13.22)Ellison Center Director Scott Radnitz presents his lecture "Revealing Schemes: The Politics of Conspiracy in Russia and the Post-Soviet Region" on January 13, 2022.
The lecture presents Radnitz's book by the same title, and is moderated by Jacqueline Miller, World Affairs Council of Seattle President and CEO, with Discussant Paul Stronski from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
This lecture is part of the Ellison Center's 2021-22 Lecture Series, "Scheming and Subversion: Conspiracy in Post-Soviet Space." More information can be found at bit.ly/EllisonTalks2022
Scott Radnitz is the Herbert J. Ellison Associate Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies in the Henry...2022-01-191h 30
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonAzamat Gabuev | Stalin as a Neo-Pagan Deity in Contemporary Russia (12.8.2021)Visiting Scholar at Cornell University Azamat Gabuev presents his lecture "Stalin as a Neo-Pagan Deity in Contemporary Russia" on Dec. 8, 2021.
The word "cult" has been used with regards to Stalin since a famous report made by Khrushchev "On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences". But in post-soviet Russia it returns from political to primary religious meanings. Regardless of his lifetime atheism, Stalin is often associated with mysticism. He became a character of mythologies of neo-pagan religions such as Rodnovery and Assianism. At the same time, the cult of Stalin grew under the veil of Russian Orthodox Church. Not being...2021-12-1052 min
The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2021 REECAS Northwest Panel | Feminist Anthropology of Old Europe: Marija Gimbutas (4.30.2021)The Ellison Center presents the panel "Feminist Anthropology of Old Europe: Celebrating the Centennial of Marija Gimbutas" on April 30, 2021.
This panel was part of the virtual 2021 REECAS Northwest Conference. Find more information about the conference here: jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/reecas-nw/
Marija Gimbutas (1921-1994), Professor of European Archaeology and Indo-European Studies at UCLA, wrote numerous popular and controversial books about the prehistoric gods and goddesses of Old Europe. Her research was a source of inspiration for environmentalist, feminist, neo-pagan, and other social movements on both sides of and transgressing the “Iron Curtain.” Born in Lithuania, educated at the Universities of Viln...2021-07-291h 19
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonElżbieta Korolczuk | Anti-Gender Politics and Right Wing Populism in Poland (4.27.2021)Elżbieta Korolczuk presents her lecture "Anti-Gender Politics and Right Wing Populism in Poland" on April 27, 2021.
This lecture is part of Talking Gender in the EU, a lecture series hosted by the Center for West European Studies at the University of Washington, covering gender politics in Poland, Latvia, France, and the European Parliament. This lecture is also a Pre-Conference Lecture for the 2021 REECAS Northwest Conference, hosted by the Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies.
Elżbieta Korolczuk, PhD is an Associate professor in sociology working at Södertörn University in Stockholm and American Studies Center, Wars...2021-06-2358 min
The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2021 REECAS Northwest Panel | The Future of Nagorno-Karabakh (4.29.2021)The Ellison Center presents the panel "The Future of Nagorno-Karabakh: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Peacebuilding and Development in the South Caucasus" on April 29, 2021.
This panel was part of the virtual 2021 REECAS Northwest Conference. Find more information about the conference here: https://jsis.washington.edu/ellisoncenter/reecas-nw/
Following the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh during the fall of 2020, what comes next for the region? This roundtable brings together an interdisciplinary panel of experts to discuss the opportunities and uncertainties created by the ceasefire, the prospects for building a lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and potential ways to foster economic...2021-05-111h 26
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonConor O'Dwyer | Coming Out of Communism: The Emergence of LGBT Activism in Eastern Europe (11.8.19)Conor O'Dwyer presents his book talk "Coming Out of Communism: The Emergence of LGBT Activism in Eastern Europe" on Nov. 8, 2019 at the University of Washington, Seattle.
This book talk is a part of the Ellison Center's "1989 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall" lecture series.
While LGBT activism has increased worldwide, there has been strong backlash against LGBT people
in Eastern Europe. Although Russia is the most prominent anti-gay regime in the region, LGBT individuals in other post-communist countries also suffer from discriminatory laws and prejudiced social institutions. Combining an historical overview with interviews and case studies in Po...2021-03-2542 minThe Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonPANEL | The Politics of Memory in Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Russia (11.7.2019)The University of Washington presents the panel, "The Politics of Memory in Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Russia 30 Years After the Berlin Wall" on Nov. 7, 2019.
Panelists:
Conor O'Dwyer, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida
Laada Bilaniuk, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Washington
William Hill, Global Fellow at the Kennan Institute and former U.S. State Department
Scott Radnitz, Associate Professor and Ellison Center Director at the University of Washington (Chair)
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was supposed to give rise to a "Europe Whole and Free." Today, the idea of a united Europe...2021-03-181h 00
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonWilliam Hill | No Place for Russia: European Security Institutions Since 1989 (11.6.2019)Dr. William H. Hill presents his book talk, "No Place for Russia: European Security Institutions Since 1989" from his book of the same title, published by Columbia University Press. This lecture was given on Nov. 6, 2019 at the University of Washington.
This lecture is part of the 1989 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall series, organized by the Ellison Center of Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies.
The optimistic vision of a “Europe whole and free” after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 has given way to disillusionment, bitterness, and renewed hostility between Russia and the West. In No P...2021-03-1644 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonDennis Deletant | The Fall of Communism in Romania (10.29.2019)Dennis Deletant presents his lecture, "The Fall of Communism in Romania: A BBC Journalist's Perspective" on Oct. 29, 2019 at the University of Washington, Seattle. The lecture covers the fall of communism in Romania from the point of view of a BBC reporter and first-hand witness of the events, honoring the invitation of the UW Ellison Center and American Romanian Cultural Society.
Dennis Deletant is currently the Ion Ratiu Visiting Professor of Romanian Studies at Georgetown University in Washington DC., and Emeritus Professor of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College in London. With an impressive academic activity...2021-03-091h 44
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonLaura Dean | Political Ethnography with a Gender Lens in the Latvian Parliament (3.1.2021)Dr. Laura Dean presents her lecture, "Political Ethnography with a Gender Lens in the Latvian Parliament" on March 1st, 2021.
This lecture is part of Talking Gender in the EU, a lecture series covering gender politics in Poland, Latvia, France, and the European Parliament. The European Union has set impressive standards on gender equality, providing legal frameworks for equal pay, investing in work/life balance and childcare, and allowing for positive action to advance equal treatment of women across member states. At the same time, Europe witnesses considerable backlash from anti-gender activists and rightwing reactionary movements, calling into question gender equality...2021-03-0259 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonPANEL | Nagorno-Karabakh: From Conflict to Sustainable Peace? (01.14.2021)This panel discussion features the following speakers:
Dr. Philip Gamaghelyan, Assistant Professor, Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, University of San Diego
Dr. Resat Kasaba, Ann H.H. and Kenneth B. Pyle Professor of U.S. Foreign Policy, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
Dr. Kamal Makili-Aliyev, Senior Lecturer, Department of Global Political Studies, Malmö University; affiliated researcher, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Moderator: Dr. Scott Radnitz, Herbert Ellison Associate Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, University of Washington
On September 27, 2020, nearly three decades of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed r...2021-02-241h 59
W&L After Class, the Lifelong Learning PodcastRalph Ellison Walks into a Jazz Bar: A Literary Chat with Marc ConnerA Literary Chat with Marc Conner
The university provost and Jo and James Ballengee Professor of English talks Ralph Ellison and the writer's views on America's complex history. Conner discusses Ellison scholarship at W&L, how he came to co-edit a book of his letters, and how Ellison's personality emerges in the thousands of his letters preserved in the Library of Congress.
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The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonEvgeniya Chirikova | Russian Grassroots Activism for the Environment and BeyondProminent Russian environmental activist Evgeniya Chirikova (who begins speaking at minute 6:30) discusses recent environmental and political protests in Russia and the awakening of civil society both in Moscow and elsewhere in the country. This talk took place on October 21, 2019 at the University of Washington's Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies with the generous support of the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.2019-11-131h 32
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonWilliam Pomeranz | Law and the Russian State: Russia’s Legal Evolution from Peter the Great to PutinKennan Institute Deputy Director William Pomeranz is interviewed by Ellison Center Director Scott Radnitz at the 2019 REECAS Northwest Conference (ASEEES) about his book "Law and the Russian State: Russia’s Legal Evolution from Peter the Great to Putin."
From the publisher: "Russia is often portrayed as a regressive, even lawless country, and yet the Russian state has played a major role in shaping and experimenting with law as an instrument of power. In Law and the Russian State, William E. Pomeranz examines Russia's legal evolution from Peter the Great to Vladimir Putin, addressing the continuities and disruptions of Russian law du...2019-09-301h 22
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonTimothy Snyder | On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the 20th Century (4.26.2018)Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University, a member of the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and a permanent fellow of the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. His book, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Tim Duggan Books; February 28, 2017), has resonated with a world-wide audience. On Tyranny has been published in over a dozen countries and is a #1 New York Times Bestseller. His latest book is The Road to Unfreedom (Tim Duggan, April 2018).
A frequent guest at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, he has...2018-05-1456 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonLauren McCarthy | Trafficking Justice: How Russian Police Enforce New Laws (4.16.2018)Lauren McCarthy is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies at UMass, Amherst.
In response to a growing human trafficking problem and domestic and international pressure, human trafficking and the use of slave labor were criminalized in Russia in 2003. In this talk, Lauren McCarthy explains why Russian police, prosecutors, and judges have largely ignored this new weapon in their legal arsenal, despite the fact that the law was intended to make it easier to pursue trafficking cases. Based on her extensive research in Russia, she shows how trafficking cases make their way through the criminal justice system and explains why the...2018-05-0228 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonSerhii Plokhy | Harvard historian on Lost Kingdom: Ukraine & the Search for Russian Borders 3.2.18Serhii Plokhy is the Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History and the director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University. His research interests are in the intellectual, cultural and international history of Ukraine and Eastern Europe in general. His numerous books and other scholarly work deal with history of religion, origins of Slavic nations, history of the Cold War era and collapse of the Soviet Union, and were translated into several languages and won numerous awards.
Publisher's abstract from the book Lost Kingdom: In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea, attempting to seize a portion of Ukraine. While the world watched...2018-03-281h 19
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonBaltic Ambassadors | Celebrating 100 Years of Baltic Independence (3.2.2018)"Looking Back, Looking Forward"
In celebration of 100 years of Independence in the Baltic States, the Scandinavian Studies Department and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington hosted lectures from:
Lauri Lepik, Ambassador of Estonia to the USA
Andris Teikmanis, Ambassador of Latvia to the USA
Evelina Petrone, Political Officer at the Embassy of Lithuania to the USA2018-03-171h 54
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonKennan Institute Director Matthew Rojansky | U.S.-Russia Conflict: The New Normal? (2.27.2018)Matthew Rojansky is Director of the Kennan Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC. He is an expert on U.S. relations with the states of the former Soviet Union, and has advised governments, intergovernmental organizations, and major private actors on conflict resolution and efforts to enhance shared security throughout the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian region.
Dangerously dysfunctional relations between Washington and Moscow have been blamed by the press, pundits and politicians on the failure of U.S. policymakers to properly “read” Vladimir Putin and thus to predict the Kremlin’s supposedly strategic foreign policy agenda. However, rather than attemp...2018-03-071h 16
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonGerard Toal | Critical Geopolitics of Russia's Invasions of Georgia & Ukraine (3.5.2018)Dr. Gerard Toal (Gearóid Ó Tuathail)discusses the current geopolitical antagonism between NATO and Russia. He uses a series of critical geopolitical concepts: geopolitical field, geopolitical culture & geopolitical condition. In doing so, reviews the histories of Russia's invasions of Georgia and Ukraine.
Gerard Toal is a Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at Virginia Tech. He has a Ph. D. in Political Geography from Syracuse University and is an author on over 75 journal articles and 23 book chapters on territorial conflicts, US foreign policy, de facto states, popular culture, media and critical geopolitics. His latest book is Near Ab...2018-03-061h 16
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonMonica Filimon | Director Cristi Puiu and Romanian New Cinema (11.16.2017)Monica Filimon discusses her new book Cristi Puiu (University of Illinois Press 2017) and the beginnings of New Romanian cinema with a specific focus on the works of director Cristi Puiu and his black comedy The Death of Mr. Lazarescu.
Monica Filimon is a New York-based film critic and has published various articles, interviews, and reviews in the Cineaste Magazine as well as in many other peer-reviewed journals and anthologies. She is currently an assistant professor of English at Kingsborough Community College, CUNY.2018-01-311h 02
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonGlennys Young | Trump in the World: Russia (11.27.2017)As part of the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington's series of talks on “Trump in the World: International Implications of the Trump Presidency,” Glennys Young discusses the implications of Donald Trump's presidency from the perspective of Russia2018-01-231h 12
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonTony Allison | A Seattleite's Involvement with the Cold War & Citizen Diplomacy(10.24.2017)In this talk, Seattle native Tony Allison discusses his involvement in a jointly owned Soviet-American fishing venture during the Cold War period. Allison served as Director of the Nakhodka and Moscow offices of the Marine Resources Company and then, after the end of the Soviet Union, as CEO from 1990 until its closure in 2001. The company sponsored or initiated several other forms of citizen diplomacy with the USSR-Russia.
Allison became a high school history teacher in Seattle and then transitioned to teaching environmental education at the Washington Park Arboretum and Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust and recently initiated an environmental education...2017-12-1453 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonGlennys Young | The Global Cold War and Washington State (10.24.2017)Glennys Young is a Professor in the History Department and the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. In this talk, Dr. Young considers the Cold War in relation to Washington State - the effect of the war on the state and their role in it - how residents contributed to efforts for peace, and what this could mean in today's "increasingly dangerous times."2017-12-1449 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonRomanian Ambassador Maior | Security Challenges & Opportunities for NATO in East Europe (11.9.2017)Romanian Ambassador to the U.S. George Maior is both a diplomat and a scholar, with great expertise in security and intelligence, international law, and political science. His written works and lectures reflect on the turbulent contemporary world and its defense policies.2017-11-2944 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonSarah Chayes | The 21st Century Gilded Age: A Global Trend (10.19.2017)Sarah Chayes, a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Democracy and Rule of Law program, discusses how cultural and technological shifts have fueled corruption -- and some explosive reactions to it. She will chart these trends from countries as diverse as Russia, Nigeria and the U.S.
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The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonGlennys Young | Putin’s Russia: A Historian’s View (8.9.2017)Glennys Young is a Professor in the History Department and the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. In this lecture, Dr. Young considers the question of why the promise of Russia’s democratic transition at the end of Soviet Communism resulted in another form of authoritarian power centered in the person of Vladimir Putin. She looks at several prominent theories, including one she has been working on for an upcoming book, to bring into view the complexity of this question. After putting Putin himself into historical context, Dr. Young critiques how adherents of each theory define th...2017-09-271h 04
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonJames Felak | From the Habsburgs to Hitler and Stalin(8.9.2017)James Felak is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Washington In "From the Habsburgs to Hitler and Stalin: How the Trauma of World War One Led Hungary into the Axis & Soviet Empires," Dr. Felak discusses how the enormous losses of land and Magyar population suffered by the Kingdom of Hungary due to the post-WWI Treaty of Trianon would shape much of the country's 20th century experience. Possessed by a desire to roll back the Treaty of Trianon's punitive stipulations, Hungary would find common cause with the Axis powers in WWII but eventually wind up behind...2017-09-2747 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonLifflander | What's Old is New: The End of the Last Cold War and the Start of a New One (5.25.2017)Justin Lifflander moved to Moscow in the fall of 1987 with a degree in Soviet Studies and a desire to become a US intelligence officer. Things didn’t work out as he planned. He tells the story of the warming relations between the super powers – first from the perspective of an embassy driver, then as a missile inspector in the provincial town of Votkinsk. Thirty years later – still in Russia – career and family have given him a broad set of experiences that provide for a unique view of Russia’s relations with the rest of the world.
After his weapons inspector role, Liff...2017-07-011h 26
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonRobert Bedeski | Roots of the Mongol State: Genghis Khan's Survival and Pragmatism (5.18.2017)Robert Bedeski, Affiliate Professor at the Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies, draws lessons from the life of Genghis Khan that provide insight into how states and societies form. In this lecture, Dr. Bedeski talks about his research and discusses what "The Secret History of the Mongols" can tell us about life and security today.
Dr. Bedeski's new book, "Genghis Khan – Sustaining Existence" is available to read via the UW ResearchWorks Archive, located here: https://digital.lib.washington.edu/researchworks/handle/1773/38457
Dr. Bedeski is an Adjunct and Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Vi...2017-05-241h 23
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonRussian Human Rights Lawyer Sergey Golubok | Global Mondays Lecture Series (05.12.2017)Sergey Golubok is an attorney based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Since 2011, he has been representing parties in cases heard before the Russian courts, including the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court, and before courts in Belarus, European Court of Human Rights, Committee against Torture, and Human Rights Committee. In addition to representing applicants in the proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights, he also acts for the authors of communications lodged against various States (including Russia, Belarus, and Sri Lanka) with the UN human rights treaty bodies, such as the Human Rights Committee and the Committee against Torture, as...2017-05-2352 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonScott Radnitz | Trump and Russia: Putin the Pieces Together (5.3.2017)The presidency of Donald Trump has vast implications for international affairs and even the internal politics of other countries — it could lead to geopolitical realignments on a global scale.
In response, the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington has launched a class on “Trump in the World: International Implications of the Trump Presidency.” This lecture by Scott Radnitz focuses on Russia.
Scott Radnitz is Director of the Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies at the University of Washington.2017-05-221h 05
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonWilliam Brumfield | Architecture of the Russian North and Digital Collection Launch (5.6.2017)Dr. William Craft Brumfield introduces the William Brumfield Russian Architecture Digital Collection, an online resource available through the UW Library featuring over 29,000 images of Russian sites, mostly buildings constructed from the Middle Ages and the present. To access the William Brumfield Russian Architecture Digital Collection, please visit the following URL: http://content.lib.washington.edu/brumfieldweb/index.html
Dr. Brumfield also discusses "Architecture at the End of the Earth," an exhibition of his photographs from the Russian north at the University of Washington. Following Dr. Brumfield, University of Washington professors Christopher Campbell, Elena Campbell, Ivan Drpić, and Ellen Hurst provide r...2017-05-091h 36
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonDouglas Smith | Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs (4.25.2017)A hundred years after his murder, Rasputin continues to excite the popular imagination as the personification of evil. Numerous biographies, novels, and films recount his mysterious rise to power as Nicholas and Alexandra's confidant and the guardian of the sickly heir to the Russian throne.
But as the prizewinning historian Douglas Smith shows, the true story of Rasputin's life and death has remained shrouded in myth. In this lecture, Smith separates fact from fiction, drawing on his extensive archival research. In his book, "Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs," Smith presents Rasputin in all his complexity — man of...2017-05-021h 03
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonMax Bergholz | Violence as a Generative Force: Identity, Nationalism & Memory in a Balkan CommunityDuring two terrifying days and nights in September 1941, the lives of nearly 2,000 men, women, and children were taken savagely by their neighbors in Kulen Vakuf, a small rural community straddling today's border between northwest Bosnia and Croatia. The frenzy — in which victims were butchered with farm tools, drowned in rivers, and thrown into deep vertical caves — was the culmination of a chain of local massacres that began earlier in the summer.
Max Bergholz is Associate Professor of History at Concordia University in Montreal. In this talk, he discusses research from his book, "Violence as a Generative Force" which tells the stor...2017-04-241h 32
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonGrazyna Szymanska-Matusiewicz | Diaspora Politics and the Vietnamese in Eastern Europe (3.29.2017)In this lecture, Grazyna Szymanska-Matusiewicz discusses the changing patterns of political involvement of an important and surprisingly sizable part of the global Vietnamese diaspora — the Vietnamese from Central and Eastern Europe. While the Vietnamese American community has long been known for its anticommunist stance, the attitudes of Vietnamese communities in Central and Eastern Europe have been more nuanced.
Grazyna Szymanska-Matusiewicz is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Warsaw. Her academic interests concentrate on the Vietnamese diaspora in Poland.2017-04-191h 17
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonFormer CIA Director John Deutch | The Future of US Nuclear Deterrence (3.9.2017)MIT Professor Emeritus and former US Director of Central Intelligence John Deutch speaks about US nuclear security as part of the Henry M. Jackson/James R. Schlesinger Visitor Lecture Series.
Dr. John Deutch served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1995-1996, where he was head of the Intelligence Community (all foreign intelligence agencies of the United States). Prior, he served as Deputy Secretary of Defense (1994-1995) and Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisitions and Technology (1993-1994).2017-03-291h 02
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonEmily Greble | Hierarchies of Citizenship: Islam and the Yugoslav State(2.9.2017)During this talk at the University of Washington, Emily Greble discusses how Sharia law came to be enshrined in the constitution of interwar Yugoslavia, a modern, European democracy, and why this is significant for understanding the transformation from empire to nation-state, legal pluralism in the modern era, and the nature of minority protections in interwar Europe.
Emily Greble, a historian of the Balkans, is Associate Professor of History and East European Studies at Vanderbilt University. Her first book, "Sarajevo, 1941-1945: Muslims, Christians and Jews in Hitler's Europe" (Cornell, 2011) examines the persistence of institutions and networks in the city of Sarjevo...2017-03-211h 17
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonMaria Lipman | On the centennial of Russia's Revolution & search for post-Soviet identity (2.24.17)Maria Lipman, a Russian analyst and editor of the online journal Counterpoint, discusses Russia's past and future as the country marks the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. According to Lipman, Russia does not have a shared national narrative of this formative event of the twentieth century. Lipman discusses how the Russian government is commemorating the anniversary and talks about what a fourth presidential term for Vladimir Putin might mean for the Russian Federation.
Maria Lipman was the featured speaker for the 2017 Herbert J. Ellison Memorial Lecture at the University of Washington.2017-02-271h 26
CapehartKeith Ellison: The Democratic Party isn't only for DemocratsRep. Keith Ellison wants to be the next chair of the of the DNC and true to his progressive roots, Ellison also believes “the Democratic Party should always be the party that stands with the aspiring working people of America.”2017-02-2125 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonFormer Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev on US/NATO - Russia Relations Yesterday and TodayAndrei Kozyrev served as post-Soviet Russia's Foreign Minister from 1991 to 1996, having previously served as Foreign Minister of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Kozyrev was an early advocate for increased cooperation between the United States and Russia and advocated for the end of the Cold War.
Since 2000, Kozyrev has lectured on international affairs and served on the boards of a number of Russian international companies. His most recent article, "Boris Yeltsin, the CIS, and Me" appears in the Wilson Quarterly. He is currently in residence as a Distinguished Fellow at the Kennan Institute in Washington, DC.
Kozyrev spoke at the...2017-02-031h 07
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonGlennys Young | The Russian Revolution and the Making of the 20th Century (1.25.2017)The Russian Revolution was at once a symbol of hope for the oppressed and a warning sign for those in power. It fueled decades of anticommunist ideologies and policies all over the world, but it also had unlikely connections with the Pacific Northwest.
Glennys Young is a Professor in the University of Washington's Department of History and the Jackson School of International Studies. She specializes in Russia and the Soviet Union.2017-02-011h 18
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonRobert David Greenberg | Muslim Slavs in the Western Balkans: Challenges to Language (1.23.2017)In this talk, Robert David Greenberg discusses controversies and unresolved issues surrounding the status of Muslim Slavs in the Western Balkans. The states that emerged from the former Yugoslavia have established new hierarchies of official and regional or minority languages. The new languages, largely considered to be mutually intelligible, co-exist within the borders of the new states, and this reality has posed significant challenges to language planners.
Robert David Greenberg is Dean of Arts and Professor of Linguistics at The University of Auckland. He is a specialist in South Slavic languages and linguistics and has worked on sociolinguistic issues in...2017-01-261h 16
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonTrump and the World | A Roundtable with UW Jackson School FacultyDuring his campaign, President-Elect Donald Trump made trenchant remarks regarding US allies, the NATO pact, relations with Russia and China and his views on U.S. immigration policies. Faculty at the Henry M. Jackson School for International Studies at the University of Washington held a roundtable to discuss the implications of a Trump presidency on China, Russia, European Union, the Middle East and refugees and immigrants in the US.
Featured panelists:
Scott Radnitz, Associate Professor and Director of the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies with a focus on the post-Soviet region, authoritarianism and protests.
Sabine...2016-12-061h 40
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonDaniel Newman | The Holocaust in the Soviet Union (10.13.16)Dr. Daniel Newman discusses the experience of Holocaust victims in the Soviet Union and addresses the ways the tragedy is remembered in countries of the former USSR. Remembrance of the millions of Jews who were murdered proved a contentious political issue during the decades of Soviet rule and remains so today. Dr. Newman is the Program Manager of the Initiative for the Study of the Holocaust in the Soviet Union at the United States Holocaust Museum's Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies in Washington, DC.2016-11-081h 21
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonCarol J. Williams | Trump, Putin, and Russia: What's That All About? (11.1.2016)Donald Trump has broken with the Republican Party line in his praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin, promoting good relations with Russia, and criticizing NATO. What's more, Putin has spoken warmly of Trump, and Russia is accused of hacking emails that are then leaked to help Trump's presidential campaign. A week before the election, former LA Times Moscow Bureau Chief Carol J. Williams addressed the intrigue involving Trump, Putin, and Russia at a discussion moderated by Ellison Center Director Scott Radnitz. Williams is former senior international writer for the Los Angeles Times and has won five Overseas Press Club awards...2016-11-021h 22
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonAmbassador Nicholas Burns | Memo to the Next President (10.5.16)Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and current U.S. Department of State Foreign Affairs Policy Board Member Nicholas Burn spoke recently on the challenges and opportunities for US foreign policy during a visit to the University of Washington. Burns, who previously also served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, discussed the conflict in Syria, the global refugee crisis, US-China relations, climate change, and Russian foreign policy.2016-10-251h 20
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonMykola Riabchuk | New Bonds and Old Cleavages in Post-Maidan Ukrainian Society (10.11.2016)The undeclared Russo-Ukrainian war has substantially changed the political views and geopolitical orientations of many Ukrainians. It has also caused a shift in identities and value systems. Mykola Riabchuk, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Political and Nationalities Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, discussed how political attitudes have shifted since the 2013-2014 Euromaidan revolution in Ukraine.2016-10-211h 30
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonMichelle O'Brien | The Rise of Neo-Nationalists in Russia (8.10.16)This podcast features Michelle O'Brien, a doctoral candidate in the Sociology Department and a Graduate Fellow at the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology. Ms. O'Brien spoke about relationships between groups within Russia, such as the "Night Wolves" biker gang and Vladimir Putin. She also discussed the importance of films in instruction, highlighting "Putin's Kiss" as an example that could be used in a classroom setting. Ms. O'Brien's talk was part of a day long workshop for K-12 educators at the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Studies.2016-10-1844 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonPhillip Shekleton | Anarchy in the UK? The Why, How and What's Next of Brexit (8.10.16)At the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Studies summer teacher workshop, experts spoke about populism movements across Europe and Russia. This podcast based on those talks features Phillip Shekleton, a lecturer at the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington and the former Managing Director of the Center for West European Studies and the European Center. He spoke about the ramifications of "Brexit," diving into some of the demographic issues behind the UK's vote to leave the European Union and explored some of the potential financial consequences.2016-10-0648 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonProf. James Felak | Populism and Radical-Right Groups in East Central Europe (8.10.16)This podcast features James Felak, a Professor of History at the University of Washington. Professor Felak spoke about the historical development of political groups and movements such as the Law and Justice Party in Poland and the Fidesz and Jobbik parties of Hungary. Dr. Felak's talk was part of a day-long workshop for K-12 educators at the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Studies.2016-10-0448 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonDr. Steve Pfaff | Neo-Nationalist Parties in Eastern and Western Europe(8.10.2016)At the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Studies summer teacher workshop, experts spoke about populism movements across Europe and Russia. This podcast based on those talks features Steve Pfaff, a Professor in the Department of Sociology and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Washington. Dr. Pfaff formerly served as the Director of West European Studies. During the workshop, Professor Pfaff spoke about how radical-right political movements in Europe have transformed over the last several decades.2016-09-2856 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonDep. Asst. Secretary of State Rosenblum | USA & Central Asia 25 Years After Independence (02.2016)The United States and Central Asia – 25 Years After Independence, Why Should We Care? By Daniel Rosenblum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia at the U.S. Department of State
Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Rosenblum visited UW and spoke at the Ellison Center hosted a talk to a room full of students, faculty, and community members, including representatives of the Seattle Tashkent Sister City Association. He started his remarks by sharing the story of his own journey through a career in various roles focused on the region before launching into the United States’ role in the region and why the West shou...2016-07-121h 15
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonEvelyn Farkas | Perils of Putin's Russia: Why America Needs to Counter Russia and How (5.06.2016)Dr. Evelyn N. Farkas is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Future Europe Initiative. She served from 2012 to 2015 as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia, responsible for policy toward Russia, the Black Sea, Balkans, and Caucasus regions and conventional arms control. From 2010 to 2012 she served as Senior Advisor to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe/Commander, US European Command, and as Special Advisor for the Secretary of Defense for the NATO Summit. Prior to that she was a Senior Fellow at the American Security Project, where she focused on stability and special operations, counterproliferation, and US...2016-05-201h 23
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonSusan Jaques | The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia (4.22.2016)During her 34-year reign, Catherine the Great embarked on a single-minded quest to modernize and westernize Russia. Among her tactics was a ravenous acquisition of art, which she used to strengthen her image and that of her empire. A self-proclaimed “glutton for art,” the wily tsarina created St. Petersburg's Hermitage Museum and spearheaded the expansion of the former capital into an architectural wonder. Join author Susan Jaques as she discusses highlights of Catherine II’s extraordinary cultural campaign. Following the talk, Susan will be signing copies of her new biography, The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Rus...2016-05-111h 12
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonMateo Fumagalli | Stateness, Contested Nationhood & Imperiled Sovereignty in Kyrgyzstan (3.31.2016)The case of Kyrgyzstan, mired in a durable oscillation between abrupt descents into violence and swift returns to stability, represents a useful vantage point to capture the trans-national dimension of post-Soviet conflicts. Kyrgyzstan’s post-independence political trajectory has been marked by stateness issues and the contestation of nationhood, rendering more acute perceptions of threats to the integrity and survival of the state. Drawing on the linkage and leverage framework, this talk investigates the role of external actors in the domestic conflicts that have occurred in the country, focusing especially on the 2010 events in and around the city of Osh. It sh...2016-04-281h 18
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonLucan Way | Pluralism by Default: Weak Autocrats & Rise of Competitive Politics in Ex-USSR (4.20.16)Lucan Way | Pluralism by Default: Weak Autocrats & Rise of Competitive Politics in Ex-USSR (4.20.16) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2016-04-261h 04
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonBálint Ablonczy | A View From Budapest: On Hungary and Contemporary Crises in EuropeBálint Ablonczy | A View From Budapest: On Hungary and Contemporary Crises in Europe by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2016-04-081h 32
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonTanya Merchant | Treadgold Lecture | Women Performing Musical Nationalism in Uzbekistan (3.9.16)Tanya Merchant | Treadgold Lecture | Women Performing Musical Nationalism in Uzbekistan (3.9.16) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2016-03-181h 35
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonMarius Laurinavičius | Russia and the World: A View from Lithuania (3.3.16)Marius Laurinavičius | Russia and the World: A View from Lithuania (3.3.16) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2016-03-181h 29
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonMarius Laurinavičius | Lithuania, Poland, Russia and International Security (3.3.16)Marius Laurinavičius | Lithuania, Poland, Russia and International Security (3.3.16) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2016-03-181h 31
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonMichelle O'Brien | Tipping Points in Soviet History (3.12.16)Michelle O'Brien | Tipping Points in Soviet History (3.12.16) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2016-03-181h 05
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonRobert Bedeski |The Secret History of the Mongols (2.4.16)Ghengis Khan, the Mongol State, and Primary Existential Angst2016-02-191h 16
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonRussia, Syria, and the West: Confrontation or Cooperation? (1.19.16)Russia's intervention in the Syrian conflict has been popular in Russia, but confounding to analysts. This panel comprises experts who will analyze the causes and implications of Russia's recent moves in Syria.
What are Russia's objectives? How does it affect the political prospects of President Putin? What does it mean for the Syrian Civil War – both for Russia's allies and for its adversaries in the conflict? And how should the Unites States respond? Will we see confrontation, cooperation – or just chaos?2016-02-091h 33
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonOtt Toomet | Neighborhoods and Network Segregation in Cellphone DataNew Directions in Baltic Migration and Ethnic Studies2015-12-1135 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonInta Mierina | Are Emigrants Less Pro-Social in Their New Community than at Home?New Directions in Baltic Migration and Ethnic Studies2015-12-1144 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonDavid Abramson | Central Asia's Regional Challenges (11.13.15)David Abramson | Central Asia's Regional Challenges (11.13.15) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2015-12-111h 30
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonSvitlana Khutka | How Ukraine is Seen in Russia: Public Opinion Dynamics (11.05.15)Svitlana Khutka | How Ukraine is Seen in Russia: Public Opinion Dynamics (11.05.15) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2015-12-101h 38
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonBrigitte Le Normand | Designing Tito's Capital (12.02.15)Brigitte Le Normand | Designing Tito's Capital (12.02.15) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2015-12-101h 13
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonDavid Abramson | An Anthropologist at the Department of State (11.12.15)David Abramson | An Anthropologist at the Department of State (11.12.15) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2015-12-101h 28
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonWilliam Pyle | Privatization's Plot: The Neglected Story of Enterprise Land in Russia (10.28.2015)Privatization’s Plot: The Neglected of Story of Enterprise Land in Russia
When Russia privatized thousands of its industrial enterprises in the 1990s, the land plots underneath them remained state-owned. In the twenty years since, in one of the lesser known chapters of Russia’s post-communist experience with privatization, many enterprises assumed ownership of their plots. The talk will recount this history and explore the causes and consequences of the variation in land tenure observed across Russian industry today.2015-10-2959 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonAdam Stulberg | Strategic Restraint and the Contemporary Russia-Ukraine Gas Crisis (10.21.2105)Adam Stulberg | Strategic Restraint and the Contemporary Russia-Ukraine Gas Crisis (10.21.2105) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2015-10-221h 06
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonAmbassador Kenneth Yalowitz | What Drives Russian Policy Today (10.15.2015)Ambassador Kenneth Yalowitz | What Drives Russian Policy Today (10.15.2015) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2015-10-2259 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonUK Diplomat Riley | Responding to Ukraine: UK/EU Post-Crimea Policy toward Russia (10.08.2015)UK Diplomat Riley | Responding to Ukraine: UK/EU Post-Crimea Policy toward Russia (10.08.2015) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2015-10-221h 17
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonKennan Institute Deputy Director Pomeranz | Ukraine, Russia, & the Effects of Sanctions (10.9.2015)Kennan Institute Deputy Director Pomeranz | Ukraine, Russia, & the Effects of Sanctions (10.9.2015) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2015-10-221h 20
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonA. Cirtautas & T. Davis | Immigration, Emigration and Integration in Eastern Europe (8.12.2015)Migration and Multiculturalism in Europe: A Teacher Workshop on the EU and its Eastern Neighbors. For Middle School, High School and Community College Educators. Hosted by the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, at the University of Washington.
Arista Cirtautas is a Visiting Lecturer in European Studies at the Jackson School of International Studies and Affiliate Faculty in the UW’s REECAS program. She is a specialist on EU enlargement and East European politics and government. She was based at the University of Virginia before coming to the UW. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the Un...2015-08-261h 29
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonSteven Pfaff | Immigration and Assimilation in Western Europe (8.12.2015)Migration and Multiculturalism in Europe: A Teacher Workshop on the EU and its Eastern Neighbors. For Middle School, High School and Community College Educators. Hosted by the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, at the University of Washington.
Steve Pfaff is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Washington. He was the former Director of West European Studies. He received his Ph.D. from New York University, and his fields of interest include comparative sociology, collective action, religion, and East Europe.2015-08-2559 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonMichelle O'Brien | Livelihoods, Risk, and Migration to Russia (8.12.2015)Migration and Multiculturalism in Europe: A Teacher Workshop on the EU and its Eastern Neighbors. For Middle School, High School and Community College Educators. Hosted by the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, at the University of Washington.
Michelle O’Brien is a doctoral student in the Sociology Department and a Graduate Fellow at the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology at the University of Washington. She received her Master of Arts degree from the University of Washington and her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan. Her research interests lie in the intersection of politics an...2015-08-2537 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonOliver Reisner | Sakdrisi Gold Mine: Profit Clashes w/ Georgian National Identity (4.27.2015)Oliver Reisner | Sakdrisi Gold Mine: Profit Clashes w/ Georgian National Identity (4.27.2015) by The Ellison Center at the University of Washington2015-04-2941 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonAmbassador Razans | Latvia - from Captive Nation to the Presidency of the European Union (4.22.2015)The Honorable Andris Razans, Ambassador of Latvia to the United States, speaks on “Latvia – from the Captive Nation to the Presidency of the European Union” at the University of Washington on April 23, 2015. This podcast is made possible by support from the UW Baltic Studies Program and the Ellison Center for Russian East European and Central Asian Studies.2015-04-2550 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonKiki Munshi | Whisper In Bucharest (4.18.2015)Romanian diplomat, academic and author of "Whisper in Bucharest," Kiki Munshi gives a brief talk about her new book.2015-04-2317 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonUkraine and Russia: Is there any way out? (4.15.2015)Derek Nordberg, Scott Radnitz and Jennifer Carroll present a panel at the Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies at the University of Washington, on April 15, 2015.2015-04-1654 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonWillard Sunderland | Baron Ungern: Microhistory, Biography, and the Search for the Russian EmpireProfessor Willard Sunderland presents his new book "The Baron's Cloak - A History of the Russian Empire in War and Revolution" at the University of Washington. This podcast is made possible by the generous efforts of the Department of History and the Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies.2015-04-161h 25
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonThomas De Waal | Great Catastrophe: The Politics of the Armenian Genocide (2.24.2015)Caucasus specialist Thomas De Waal of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace speaks on the politics of the Armenian Genocide in February 2015 at the University of Washington. Mr. De Waal's visit was made possible by the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center at the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Studies.2015-03-311h 12
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonStephen Kotkin | Stalin: Power, Geopolitics and Ideas (1.22.2015)Princeton Russian history professor Stephen Kotkin presents a lecture based on his book Stalin - Paradoxes of Power 1878-1928 at the University of Washington in January 2015. Dr. Kotkin's visit was made possible by the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Center and the Department of History.2015-03-3142 min
The Ellison Center at the University of WashingtonRussia's Pivot To China In The Context Of A Burning Ukraine (1.6.2015)This March 2015 panel was co-sponsored by the Ellison Center, the East Asia Center, and the Center for Global Studies at the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Studies. Panelists included Dr. Liz Wishnick from Montclair State University, Dr. Mikhail Alekseev from San Diego State University, and Dr. Judith Thornton from the University of Washington,2015-03-221h 22