October 2004 Harriman Institute Calendar of Events Legend IAB

October 2004

Harriman Institute Calendar of Events
Legend IAB=International Affairs Building, 420 West 118th Street, off Amsterdam Avenue Last Update: 25 Oct

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3 4 The Institute for the Study of Europe, Department of Political Science, and Center for East Central Europe, Columbia University. Present: Andras Bozoki (Visiting Professor at Dept of Political Science, Columbia University, from Central European University, Budapest) “The End Of Post-Communism: Lessons Of Democratization In Central Europe”
Moderator: Prof. Volker Berghahn. Room 1219, 12:10pm. 5 6 Dr. Wim Coudenys (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) “On the Relativity of Truth: Media, Intelligence, Terrorism and the Creation of Soviet Reality by Russian Emigrés.” Room 1219 IAB @ Noon. 7 8 Ekaterina Sokirianskaia (Assistant Professor, University of Chechnya, Grozhny, Russia) “Terrorist Crisis In Russia: Roots And Consequences— Eyewitness Beslan.” Room 1219 @ 12:10pm. 9

10 11 Dimitri Trenin (Carnegie Endowment, Moscow) “Russia's War on Terror and Its Implications.” Room 1219 @ 12:10pm. 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 Understanding Putin's State: A Roundtable with: Stephen Cohen (New York University) Nina Khrushcheva (The New School/ Harriman Institute) Stephen Kotkin (Princeton University) Stephen Sestanovich (Columbia University). Room 1219 IAB @ Noon. 19 The Harriman Institute’s Faculty Research in Progress Series Presents: Prof. Ivan Sanders (Assistant Professor, Slavic Studies) “Beyond Humanism: Imre Kertész and His Fiction.” Room 1219 @ 12:10pm. 20 21 Film Showing of the Oscar-nominated Ukrainian film Mamai (by Oles Sanin), with 15-minute commentary by Dr. Yuri Shevchuk (Ph.D, Kyiv State Univ.) Room 1219 IAB @ 6:30pm. 22 Ashot Ghoulian (Chief Foreign Affairs Representative of Nagorno-Karabakh) “Nagorno-Karabakh: 13 Years of Development.” Room 1219 IAB @ Noon. 23

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25 The Harriman Institute Chechnya Series Presents: Tom de Waal (Institute for War & Peace Reporting) “A Loya Jirga for Chechnya?” Room 1219 IAB @ Noon.

Panel Discussion on Ukrainian Elections with: Eugene Fishel (U.S. State Department) Yarslav Hrytsak (Lviv State University) Adrian Karatnytsky (Freedom House) Taras Kuzio (George Washington University) Moderated by Alexander Motyl (Rutgers University) Room 1501 IAB @ 3:00-5:00pm.

Debut Screening of “Siberian Dream.” The film traces the impact of economic reform on southern Siberia , closed to outsiders for more than half a century. The Pantaeva family of artists and shamen unravel Buryatia’s hidden history as “Siberian Dream” celebrates their endangered Central Asian culture. A discussion of the revival of Buddhism and Shamanism in the Russian Federation will follow the documentary. The discussion will be led by Prof. Robert A. F. Thurman. The Roone Arledge Cinema, Lerner Hall, 2920 Broadway (enter at 115th Street ) @ 8pm . Please RSVP – os137@columbia.edu. For more information see:
26 Faculty Research in Progress Series Presents: Anna Frajlich-Zajac (Slavic Department) “The Scepter of the Far East and the Crown of the Third Rome: Russo-Japanese War in the Mirror of Russian Poetry.” Room 1219 IAB @ Noon.

27 Rafis Abazov (Visiting Professor) “Secrets of Kyrgyz Tea Ceremony.” Room 1219 IAB @ Noon.

The Harriman Institute and School of the Arts’ Film Division Present: Russian Nights Festival: Young Filmmakers Forum. The Lifetime Screening Room, Dodge Hall, Room 511 @ 5:30pm.

28 The Post-Communist Politics and Society Series Presents: Professor Henry Hale (Political Science Department, University of Indiana ) “Making and Breaking Ethnofederal States : Why the USSR Broke Apart While the Russian Federation Survives?” Room 1219 IAB @ Noon. Prof. Jack Snyder to moderate.

Zoya Boguslavskaya (Writer, Play-Writer, Essayist) “The Arts in Post-Soviet Russia . .” Room 1219 IAB @ 2pm . For further information, see: www.penrussia.org/a-m/zo-bog.htm. In Russian.

Poetry Reading by Andrei Voznesensky. Harriman Forum 12 th Floor IAB @ 5pm. For further information, please see: www.penrussia.org/n-z/an_voz.htm and www.nybooks.com/articles/4547. In Russian.
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31 Nov 1 2 Election Day University Closed 3 4 5 6

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3	4 The Institute for the Study of Europe, Department of Political Science, and Center for East Central Europe, Columbia University. Present: Andras Bozoki (Visiting Professor at Dept of Political Science, Columbia University, from Central European University, Budapest) “The End Of Post-Communism: Lessons Of Democratization In Central Europe” Moderator: Prof. Volker Berghahn. Room 1219, 12:10pm.	5	6 Dr. Wim Coudenys (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) “On the Relativity of Truth: Media, Intelligence, Terrorism and the Creation of Soviet Reality by Russian Emigrés.” Room 1219 IAB @ Noon.	7	8 Ekaterina Sokirianskaia (Assistant Professor, University of Chechnya, Grozhny, Russia) “Terrorist Crisis In Russia: Roots And Consequences— Eyewitness Beslan.” Room 1219 @ 12:10pm.	9
10	11 Dimitri Trenin (Carnegie Endowment, Moscow) “Russia's War on Terror and Its Implications.” Room 1219 @ 12:10pm.	12	13	14	15	16
17	18 Understanding Putin's State: A Roundtable with: Stephen Cohen (New York University) Nina Khrushcheva (The New School/ Harriman Institute) Stephen Kotkin (Princeton University) Stephen Sestanovich (Columbia University). Room 1219 IAB @ Noon.	19 The Harriman Institute’s Faculty Research in Progress Series Presents: Prof. Ivan Sanders (Assistant Professor, Slavic Studies) “Beyond Humanism: Imre Kertész and His Fiction.” Room 1219 @ 12:10pm.	20	21 Film Showing of the Oscar-nominated Ukrainian film Mamai (by Oles Sanin), with 15-minute commentary by Dr. Yuri Shevchuk (Ph.D, Kyiv State Univ.) Room 1219 IAB @ 6:30pm.	22 Ashot Ghoulian (Chief Foreign Affairs Representative of Nagorno-Karabakh) “Nagorno-Karabakh: 13 Years of Development.” Room 1219 IAB @ Noon.	23
24	25 The Harriman Institute Chechnya Series Presents: Tom de Waal (Institute for War & Peace Reporting) “A Loya Jirga for Chechnya?” Room 1219 IAB @ Noon. Panel Discussion on Ukrainian Elections with: Eugene Fishel (U.S. State Department) Yarslav Hrytsak (Lviv State University) Adrian Karatnytsky (Freedom House) Taras Kuzio (George Washington University) Moderated by Alexander Motyl (Rutgers University) Room 1501 IAB @ 3:00-5:00pm. Debut Screening of “Siberian Dream.” The film traces the impact of economic reform on southern Siberia , closed to outsiders for more than half a century. The Pantaeva family of artists and shamen unravel Buryatia’s hidden history as “Siberian Dream” celebrates their endangered Central Asian culture. A discussion of the revival of Buddhism and Shamanism in the Russian Federation will follow the documentary. The discussion will be led by Prof. Robert A. F. Thurman. The Roone Arledge Cinema, Lerner Hall, 2920 Broadway (enter at 115th Street ) @ 8pm . Please RSVP – os137@columbia.edu. For more information see:	26 Faculty Research in Progress Series Presents: Anna Frajlich-Zajac (Slavic Department) “The Scepter of the Far East and the Crown of the Third Rome: Russo-Japanese War in the Mirror of Russian Poetry.” Room 1219 IAB @ Noon.	27 Rafis Abazov (Visiting Professor) “Secrets of Kyrgyz Tea Ceremony.” Room 1219 IAB @ Noon. The Harriman Institute and School of the Arts’ Film Division Present: Russian Nights Festival: Young Filmmakers Forum. The Lifetime Screening Room, Dodge Hall, Room 511 @ 5:30pm.	28 The Post-Communist Politics and Society Series Presents: Professor Henry Hale (Political Science Department, University of Indiana ) “Making and Breaking Ethnofederal States : Why the USSR Broke Apart While the Russian Federation Survives?” Room 1219 IAB @ Noon. Prof. Jack Snyder to moderate. Zoya Boguslavskaya (Writer, Play-Writer, Essayist) “The Arts in Post-Soviet Russia . .” Room 1219 IAB @ 2pm . For further information, see: www.penrussia.org/a-m/zo-bog.htm. In Russian. Poetry Reading by Andrei Voznesensky. Harriman Forum 12 th Floor IAB @ 5pm. For further information, please see: www.penrussia.org/n-z/an_voz.htm and www.nybooks.com/articles/4547. In Russian.	29	30
31	Nov 1	2 Election Day University Closed	3	4	5	6
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