History as Politics: Coming to Terms with the Past in Post-Soviet Latvia (Geschichte als Politikum: Lettland und die Aufarbeitung nach der Diktatur) explores post-Communist Latvia, a restored independent state, which emerged from the ashes of the Soviet Union facing a range of challenges. The Soviet period had transformed the region, leaving sizeable Russian-speaking minorities in the Baltic states. As Latvia sought membership in the European Union and NATO, its treatment of national minorities came into the spotlight, viewed as inter-ethnic conflict by international observers.

Join us for an exhibition sponsored by the Belgium Embassy entitled ‘The Great War in Great Outlines.'

The exhibition will be available on the 4th floor of Posvar Hall, M - F from 10 AM - 3:30 PM. The show will run from 2/7/17 - 2/17/17.

More on the exhibition from the Belgian Embassy:

Interested in becoming a Foreign Service Officer at the US Department of State? Passionate about diplomacy and international relations? Come and hear from Dr. Kenneth Chern about life in diplomacy and how to join the foreign service as part of our International Career Toolkit Series.

Friends of the European Studies Center are welcome to join our staff at the Frick for the December 16th Winter Fridays at the Frick. We've teamed with the Frick to celebrate the holidays and brighten this special time of year.
The Frick will have strolling carolers, warm beverages, holiday cookie decorating, free performances, and much more!
On the ESC's Winter Friday evenings at the Frick . . .

Have we entered a new age of cyber-sabotage? In this session of Conversations on Europe, our expert panel will explore episodes of foreign state interference in electoral politics in Europe and the U.S. past and present. From state-sponsored hacking to Wikileaks, what do we know about who is calling the shots? How have disinformation campaigns been used to meddle in domestic politics in countries throughout eastern and western Europe, and to what effect? For more information or to join remotely, contact Ashley Digregorio: aad87@pitt.edu.

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