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Upcoming Events

Tuesday, October 15, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Bunche Hall Rm 10383
A book talk with Professor Lisa Kirschenbaum and discussant Professor Vadim Shneyder on the epic journey of the two Soviet funnymen.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Bunche Hall, Rm 10383
Joy Neumeyer on her new book, A Survivor's Education: Women, Violence, and the Stories We Don't Tell, in conversation with Jared McBride, UCLA History.
Monday, November 18, 2024
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM(Pacific Time)
Webinar
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Repression is working, says Russian journalist

Monday, March 18, 2024

Investigative journalist Roman Badanin says many criminal and administrative charges have either been newly introduced, or more aggressively pursued, in the last six years to suppress dissent in Russia.
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Opinion: The best tribute we can pay to Navalny

Saturday, February 17, 2024

"Navalny's example and ultimate sacrifice remind us that there have always been — and still are — Russians who believe in decency and freedom for all. Now more than ever, we need to show them that they are not alone," says Daniel Treisman (UCLA Political Science).
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Putin's ‘fear dictatorship': Political scientist Daniel Treisman on the state of Russia's autocracy

Friday, July 28, 2023

Meduza special correspondent Margarita Liutova spoke to Professor Treisman to learn more about how Putin's regime has changed in recent years — and what the future might have in store for Russia.

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Crimes, Not Just Tragedies: Reporting War Against Ukraine

Nataliya Gumenyuk, Ukrainian journalist, on how to reunite truth with justice amidst war against Ukraine.
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The Return of the Native: Can Liberalism Safeguard Us Against Nativism?

A book talk by Jan Willem Duyvendak on how and why there has been a resurgence of nativist logic.
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Structures of Bias: How the State Systematically Downplays Right-Wing Extremism

Jonathan Homola, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UCLA, discusses the rise of right-wing extremism and his forthcoming publication.

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