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Monday, April 21

Documenting Cultural and Social Protests and Resistance: Focus on Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine
International conference on the various forms of protest in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine,
Time:
9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Location:
Humanities Center, Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub and Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs along with Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures; Office of the Dean of Arts & Sciences; Film and Media Studies Program and Humanities Center
Contact:
Olga Klimova
Contact Phone:
412-624-5906
Contact Email:
slavic@pitt.edu

Join us for the international conference “Protest and Dissent: Cultural and Political Resistance in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine” on April 21, 2025, at the Humanities Center, the University of Pittsburgh, with a Zoom option available. The program features leading scholars from Bard College, Brown University, Fordham University, Indiana University Bloomington, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Pittsburgh, and Yale University. This event brings together scholars and community members to explore how culture shapes resistance across borders.

The conference will conclude with a screening of The Accidental President (Mike Lerner, Martin Herring, 2024), a powerful documentary about the personal and political journey of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the president-elect of Belarus. Join us on Monday, April 21, 2025, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. for the film, followed by a virtual discussion with the filmmakers, with an introduction and Q&A moderated by Andrei Kureichyk (Yale University).