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. [...]
The Tsar and the President: Alexander II and Abraham Lincoln An online lecture by Marilyn Swezey Tsar Alexander II and President Lincoln both profoundly influenced the destinies of their respective nations. What were relations like between the autocratic ruler of a centuries-old empire and the [...]
The Afterlife of Fabergé: Fauxbergé and More An online lecture by Dr. Karen Kettering Over a century after the firm of Fabergé was forced to shutter its business, its name is known worldwide and continues to attract thousands of visitors to museum exhibitions, auctions, and [...]
Russian Folklore: Words Transformed Over Centuries An online lecture by Dr. Sibelan Forrester Russian folklore is naturally intertwined with the environment, history, and politics of Russia and the Soviet Union, and then Russia again, beginning as shared oral stories and wisdom of all layers of [...]