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 [...]
Forgotten Tales of California: The Russian-American Company and Fort Ross An online lecture by Robin Joy Wellman Chartered under Emperor Paul I, the Russian-American Company was a state-sponsored fur trading venture that established colonies in Alaska and California. In 1812, a company outpost called Colony [...]
Declensions of the Sublime: 200 Years of Russian Art - and Its Incessant Vagaries An online lecture by Dr. Joachim Pissarro Essays on Russian art tend to focus either on the 19th century and the pre-revolutionary period, or on the revolutionary Russian Avant-Garde. Very seldom [...]
Sergei Rachmaninoff Re-Envisioned for the Twenty-First Century An online lecture by Dr. Valeria Z. Nollan Professor Valeria Z. Nollan will present a lecture based on Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cross Rhythms of the Soul (Lexington Books / Rowman & Littlefield, 2022), her recently published biography of the [...]
Ivan Turgenev: Russian Turmoil, Russian Nature An online lecture by Dr. Thomas P. Hodge Ivan Turgenev, revered for his skill with fictionalized depictions of ideological strife and unhappy love, was also one of Russia's finest nature writers. In his short stories, essays, and novels, he [...]
Rise and Fall of an Ideology: From Utopia to Dissent An online lecture by Dr. Joachim Pissarro By popular demand, Dr. Joachim Pissarro returns for a follow-up lecture to his presentation 200 Years of Russian Art: The Sublime, Its Vagaries and Incessant Return. Pissarro will [...]