Alexis in America: A Russian Grand Duke's Tour An online lecture by Professor Lee A. Farrow In the autumn of 1871, Alexis Romanov, the fourth son of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, set sail from his homeland for an extended journey through the United States [...]
A Russian Masterpiece in Paris: Karl Briullov’s Last Day of Pompeii at the 1834 Salon An online lecture by Dr. Margaret Samu In 1834 Karl Briullov’s painting The Last Day of Pompeii became the first work of Russian art to attract international attention. This dramatic [...]
The Russian Collection at the Danish Arsenal Museum An online lecture by Dr. Jakob Seerup In this lecture, curator Dr. Jakob Seerup presents the amazing collection of Russian uniforms and militaria at the Royal Danish Arsenal Museum and tells its fascinating background history. This story [...]
Russian Exiles in Paris After the 1917 Revolution An online lecture by Dr. Helen Rappaport The Romanov flight from Russia is but one part of a much bigger story. There is also a whole untold tale of thousands of writers, poets, artists, politicians, academics, intellectuals [...]
Art in Chinese Style During the Reign of Elisabeth Petrovna An online lecture by Dr. Ekaterina Heath Empress Elisabeth Petrovna was an unexpected ruler whose place on the throne was under constant threat. As a young child, she experienced the intrigue and mystery of the [...]
Grand Duchess Elizaveta Feodorovna and the Martha-Mary Convent An online lecture by Dr. Louise Hardiman Behind a high wall and a large iron gate on an avenue in Moscow’s central Zamoskvorechye district stands a large white church with slate grey cupolas and carvings of ancient [...]
How Catherine Became “the Great” An online lecture by Dr. Hilde Hoogenboom Catherine the Great is in the air again. A four-part BBC series on HBO stars Helen Mirren and covers her reign. A ten-part series on Hulu called The Great, now with a second [...]
Saint Prince Vladimir the Great: History, Liturgy, Myth An online lecture by Dr. Sean Griffin Saint Prince Vladimir the Great of Kyiv oversaw the mass baptism of Rus in the year 988. But where did the stories about Saint Vladimir and the conversion to Christianity [...]
Pictures in Thread: Late Imperial Russia and Needlework An online lecture by Dr. Andrea Rusnock Needlework played a key role in nineteenth century Russian culture and art across all social classes, from the peasantry to the urban elite. Women plied their needles to create and [...]
Pavlovsk Park Long Ago and Forever: Scouting as a Factor in 20th Century Russian Self-Identity An online lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Zelensky This talk will discuss the relationship between liberalism, scouting, and childhood in both late Imperial Russia and among the Russian diaspora from 1920-1991. [...]