Letters from the Front The packet of 11 letters and 12 postcards reached me from Kharkov, through a combination of fate, serendipity and sheer luck. They were written by my father, Alexander Suchovy, from the front during World War II, and were addressed to his first wife, Varvara, and their son Vasily. Family History War
Why Russians Like Traveling to the 'Hermit Kingdom' Why Russians like traveling to Totalitarian North Korea so much. Int'l Relations Travel
Antonov Apples In which the Nobel prize winning author bids farewell to the dying world of Russia's landed gentry. Literature
Reminiscences on Anton Chekhov One great author's thoughts on another. Translated by S.S. Koteliansky and Leonard Woolf. Literature
In Crimea An excerpt from the forthcoming, third, novel in Bayer's Matyushkin mystery series, looks back at the Russian Civil War in Crimea. Fiction
October 01, 2026 Russia 2027: The Evolving Political Economy of the Russian Regime, and Its Implications for Russia, Ukraine, and Europe NYU - Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia | New York, NY This event will be hosted in person only. RSVP to attend. Please RSVP by no later than 9 am on October 1. Despite a cash windfall due to higher oil prices in 2026, Russian government faces a multitude of economic, political and military challenges. What are the implications for internal politics in Russia, the war in Ukraine, Russia’s hybrid war against Europe, and the upcoming elections in European countries? What should US and Europe do to prepare for a weaker but a potentially more aggressive Russia in 2027? Sergei Guriev is one of the world’s most authoritative scholars of Russian economy and politics and the tenth Dean of London Business School, a position he has held since August 2024. Professor Guriev is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), a Member of Group of Thirty, a Global Member of the Trilateral Commission, Senior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France, Ordinary Member of the Academia Europaea, and an Honorary Foreign Member of the American Economic Association. Before joining LBS as Dean and Professor of Economics, Sergei Guriev was the first Provost of Sciences Po in Paris (2022-24), where he has been a tenured professor of economics since 2013. In 2016-19, he was on leave from Sciences Po serving as the Chief Economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. In 2004-13, he was the Rector of the New Economic School in Moscow. In 2006, he was selected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. This event is co-sponsored by the NYU Department of Russian and Slavic Studies. Lecture Seminar
December 02, 2026 The Bicentennial Moment: New Research on the Decembrists ONLINE - NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia | New York, NY This event is online only. Join the meeting here. This flash panel, organized for the two hundredth anniversary of the legendary Decembrist Uprising, features four young scholars pioneering new directions in this classic field. Alina Mezenova will explore how the image of the Decembrists evolved and was reinterpreted in Russian and Soviet culture in the twentieth century. Stanislav Tarasov examines how the Age of Sensibility and moral philosophy contributed to the Decembrist worldview. Yasyn Abdullaev demonstrates how the uprising’s legacy contributed to the rise of a conspiratorial mentality in the Russian state security apparatus. Finally, Anna Nath offers a philosophical meditation on what it meant for the Decembrists to break through their present moment to “become revolutionary.” SPEAKERS: Alina Mezenova (Notre Dame), Stanislav Tarasov (Independent), Yasyn Abdullaev (Berkeley), Anna Nath (Rutgers) SOBESEDNIKI: Ingrid Kleespies (University of Florida) and Emily Wang (Notre Dame) Lecture Seminar
