By Bruce Grant (NHC Fellow, 2000–01) The Caucasus region of Eurasia, wedged in between the Black and Caspian Seas, encompasses the modern territories of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, as well as the troubled republic of Chechnya in southern Russia. A site of invasion, conquest, and resistance since the onset of historical record, it has earned … Continued
Translated by Hilde Hoogenboom (NHC Fellow, 2000–01) and Mark Cruse
Russian fiction of the late Soviet and post-Soviet period is deeply rooted in trauma and memory, both collective and personal; characters search for ways to transcend, or even to understand, a complex and contended history. Drawing mostly on the texts collected online on World Without Borders Campus (wwb-campus.org), this webinar will present strategies for contextualizing … Continued
Visuals played a critical role in waging and understanding the Cold War. Both the U.S. and Soviet governments understood the important role of photographs, posters, films, and political cartoons in representing and characterizing the enemies, the allies, and the home front. This webinar provides teachers with an opportunity to expand their content knowledge and pedagogical … Continued