Lecture

Commemorating Chernobyl Through Music

Type: 
Monday, December 6, 2021 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Event Location: 
Zoom

Join us for a conversation and Q&A with the famous musicians from Belrus and Ukraine, while they are talking about their lives after Chernobyl and their songs that they have dedicated to this nuclear tragedy.

Maryna Krut is a renowned Ukrainian singer, songwriter, and a badurist. She is the finalist of the National selection for Eurovision-2020.

Onuka is a famous Ukrainian electro-folk band, founded in 2013 by Yevhen Filatov and Nata Zhyzhchenko.

J:Mors is a popular Belarusian rock-band founded by Vladimir Pugach and Artem Ledovskiy in 1999.

Book Launch

Type: 
Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Event Location: 
Zoom

Join us for this virtual book launch and a discussion with the author.

MODERATOR:
Jae-Jae Spoon
Associate Professor, Political Science
University of Pittsburgh

DISCUSSANT:
Henry Hale
Professor, Political Science and International Affairs
George Washington University

AUTHOR:
Vasili Rukhadze
Visiting Lecturer, Political Science
University of Pittsburgh

The Impact of Social, Economic and Political Inequalities on Health in Russia and CIS Countries

Type: 
Thursday, January 20, 2022 - 4:00pm
Event Location: 
Online

In the presentation, Dr. Frantsuz will explore how various types of inequities shape health in Russia and post-Soviet countries. The talk will emphasize the methodology and challenges in researching this problem and will investigate the specifics of how inequalities impact major health differentials in various cultures and states depending on their institutional arrangements.

After State Collapse: Afghanistan Following the Taliban's Return to Power

Type: 
Monday, November 1, 2021 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Event Location: 
William Pitt Union, Lower Level Room

Presented by The Matthew B. Ridgway Center and The Center for Governance and Markets. The event will also be livestreamed on Youtube – please check the Center for Governance and Market's twitter account on the day of the event to watch remotely.

After State Collapse: Afghanistan Following the Taliban’s Return to Power
William Pitt Union – Lower Level Room
November 1, 2021
1:30pm

Halloween Special: Vampires and Belief in 18th Century Central Europe

Type: 
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Event Location: 
Zoom

Join Hungarian Fulbright Visiting Professor Dr. Attila Kenyeres for a spooky evening to explore the myth and history behind famous vampires in Central Europe. Learn about state policies to contain vampirism in the Habsburg empire and ask how world press coverage of vampires influenced imaginaries of Central Europe while shaping our modern culture.

This is a hybrid event. In-person attendance is limited. Please indicate your preferred method of attendance by registering.

There's an App for That

Type: 
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Event Location: 
Virtual

In a demonstration sponsored by the Carpatho-Rusyn Society, engineer and linguist Petro Orynycz unveils hybrid artificial intelligence technology that empowers new speakers of Lemko to read in the language immediately. Implications for endangered, low-resource language revitalization are discussed.

A Conversation with Chad Gracia, film director of The Russian Woodpecker

Type: 
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Event Location: 
Zoom

Please, join us for an exciting conversation with Chad Gracia, the film director of an award-winning documentary about Chernobyl--The Russian Woodpecker --on Wednesday, October 20 at 1-2pm EST! Follow the Zoom link to join us: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/98152409214