Two Films at 3:00 – 5:00 PM
* Joseph Killian aka A Person to Be Supported (1963) Czech with English subtitles, 38 min. Directed by Pavel Juracek

* A Report on Party and Guests (1968) Czech with English subtitles, 71 min. Directed by Jan Nemec

Two Films at 6:30 – 9:00 PM
* The Uninvited Guest (1969) Czech with English subtitles, 22 min. Directed by Vlastimil Venclik

* And the Beggar’s Opera Again (1996) Czech with English subtitles, 60 min. Directed by Olga Summerova

For graduate students: 12:30-1:10pm
For undergraduate students: 1:15-2:30pm. The undergraduate session is for students to come when they can and leave when they must.

The centenary anniversary of the Great War has invited numerous commentators to make comparisons between the events leading up to the outbreak of war in 1914 and the current Ukrainian Crisis. This session of the EUCE’s virtual roundtable series asks experts to comment on these comparisons. Can we learn anything about effective conflict prevention from that earlier period? Or are such comparisons too facile, and deceptive? Public participation is welcome.

Panelists will include:

The Ukrainian Community of Western Pennsylvania (UCOWPA), in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh, cordially invites you to the “HOVERLA” Ukrainian American Film Festival – a multi-weekend event full of great films, interactive environment and all-encompassing experience! Limited space is available and caps at 200.

OCTOBER 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2014
5:30 PM and 7 PM screenings

Many people know the tragic and destructive story of the Siege of Leningrad as one of the longest military operations in history that left a city ruined. Bombed and shelled continuously by the German Army from 1941-1944, Leningrad — known as St. Petersburg before 1924 and after 1991 — lost more than one million civilian citizens.

With responses by Randall Halle (German) and Ronald Zboray (Cultural Studies).

Visiting Professor John Cerone will present a lecture addressing the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and how it relates to the current conflicts in Palestine, Syria, and Ukraine.

Dr. Avram-Willis is a survivor of the Holocaust in Greece.
A light reception and mini-exhibit will follow the lecture.

Russia was a quintessential Eurasian empire. Like its imperial symbol, the double-headed eagle facing east and west, Russia emerged in response to challenges and influences from both Europe and the steppe. While the European dimensions of the Russian empire are more apparent, the role of the Great Eurasian steppe has long remained unrecognized or misunderstood. The impact of the steppe, it turns out, was a crucial factor in the formation of the Russian state and its imperial political culture.

Croatia’s official government policy towards enlargement into the Western Balkans is shaped by a number of different, sometimes complimentary, sometimes conflicting factors. When it joined the EU as the Union’s 28th member in July 1, 2013, this country of 4.3 million inhabitants ranked 21st in terms of both population size and GDP making it one of the smallest countries in the organization.