Russian Elites and Western Sanctions: A Political Economy Under Strain?

Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York City

Please join us on Tuesday, January 29th for “Russian Elites and Western Sanctions: A Political Economy Under Strain?”, a talk with Nigel Gould-Davies, Mahidol University (Thailand) and Chatham House. This event is part of the Occasional Series, sponsored by the NYU Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia. Western financial and legal systems provide essential protection for Russian elite assets and…

1938 – Diversi

Calandra Italian American Institute at CUNY 25 W 43rd St #17, New York

Film screening and discussion with Giorgio Treves (filmmaker), Ernest Ialongo (Hostos Community College, CUNY) and Nina Valbousquet (Fordham University) 1938 – Diversi (2018), By Giorgio Treves Produced by Tangram Film/Roberto Levi and Carolina Levi, in collaboration with Sky Arte, Piemonte Film Fund, MiBACT, AB Groupe e AAMOD “Fascism can still return under the most innocent appearance. Our duty is to unmask…

Winter Flies: Window to Europe Film Series

Bohemian National Hall 321 E 73rd St., New York

Two mischievous adolescent boys embark on a journey of imaginative misadventure and coming-of-age self-discovery, in Olmo Omerzu's road-trip comedy celebrating the need to indulge the innocence, impulsiveness, and irrepressibility of youth. On a bright, wintry day, cherubic and ingenuous Heduš (Jan František Uher) catches doe-eyed friend Mára (Tomáš Mrvík) and his stolen car in his BB gun’s crosshairs. He spontaneously…