Ukraine's Revolution and Russian Military Glamor Through the Camera's Eye

Activity Type: 
Lecture
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Presenter: 
Evgeny Feldman
Date: 
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 13:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
4217 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Kiersten Walmsley
Contact Phone: 
412-648-7407
Contact Email: 
kmw152@pitt.edu

Evgeny Feldman (Евгений Фельдман) is a Russian photojournalist based in Moscow. He's currently freelancing, working for different independent outlets in Russia as well as many major media from abroad, such as Svenska Dagbladet, CNN, Associated Press, Mashable and other.
In 2010 Feldman began his career as a press photographer at Novaya Gazeta newspaper. Since then he covered protests in Moscow and the country's regions, trials of the opposition leaders and activists, the Maidan revolution in Kiev, the annexation of Crimea, and the war in Donbass. He has also covered the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack in Paris as well as events following the shooting at the gay club Pulse in Orlando, Florida. He's currently covering US primaries as well as Russian and European news. His 2014 book Apart bears witness to the Ukrainian revolution & war. In 2015 he published two long-term photo projects, Moscow Military Glamour and The Village That Banned Wikipedia.

UCIS Unit: 
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
World Regions: 
Russia/Eastern Europe