Restoring a Forgotten Russian Masterpiece: Konstantin Paustovsky’s Story of a Life An online lecture by Douglas Smith In 1943, the Soviet author Konstantin Paustovsky started out on what would prove a masterwork, The Story of a Life, a grand novelistic memoir of a life spent on [...]
On Saturday, October 7, Dr. Joachim Pissarro presented “Rise and Fall of an Ideology: From Utopia to Dissent" as a part of the Russian History Museum’s Second Saturday online lecture series. In this lecture, Dr. Joachim Pissarro addressed the surprising meandering that took [...]
On Saturday, September 9, Michael Perekrestov presented “Mysteries and Odysseys: Stories of Unlikely Journeys and Unexpected Discoveries" as a part of the Russian History Museum’s Second Saturday online lecture series. Michael Perekrestov, the museum’s Executive Director, shared some of the surprising recent revelations [...]
On Saturday, June 10, Dr. Thomas Hodge presented "Ivan Turgenev: Russian Turmoil, Russian Nature" as a part of the Russian History Museum’s Second Saturday online lecture series. Ivan Turgenev was one of Russia’s finest nature writers. In his short stories, essays, and novels, he [...]
Mysteries and Odysseys: Stories of Unlikely Journeys and Unexpected Discoveries An online lecture by Michael Perekrestov Discover the intriguing stories behind select artifacts displayed in the Russian History Museum’s new exhibition “Mysteries and Odysseys.” Michael Perekrestov, the museum’s Executive Director and exhibition’s curator, will share [...]
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 NOTE: This lecture was originally scheduled for August 12th, but was cut short by unexpected technical issues. It has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 7. By popular demand, [...]
On Saturday, April 1, the Russian History Museum commemorated the 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birth with an online lecture by Dr. Valeria Z. Nollan. The lecture, "Sergei Rachmaninoff Re-Envisioned for the Twenty-First Century," was presented as part of the Russian History Museum's Second [...]
On Saturday, March 11, Dr. Joachim Pissarro presented "200 Years of Russian Art: The Sublime, Its Vagaries and Incessant Return" as a part of the Russian History Museum's Second Saturday online lecture series. Essays on Russian art tend to focus either on [...]
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 [...]
