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Kvas Patriotism in Russia: Cultural Problems, Cultural Myths

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

In 1827 Russian poet Pyotr Vyazemsky (1792-1878) wrote in a letter from Paris: "Many see patriotism as unqualified praise of everything that is your own. Turgot called this "servant patriotism,” du patriotisme d’antichambre. In our country we could call it "kvas patriotism." Why move false patriotism out of the antechamber and into the realm of food and drink? This invocation…

Objectivity and the Humanities – Prospects for a New Realism: A Lecture by Professor Markus Gabriel

Deutsches Haus NYU 42 Washington Mews, New York City

The NYU Department of German and Deutsches Haus at NYU present “Objectivity and the Humanities - Prospects for a New Realism,” a talk by Professor Markus Gabriel. Over the last decades, the humanities have come under pressure from the scientific worldview. To many, it seems as if the humanities provide us at best with less-than-objective knowledge claims. Arguably, there are…

Rose Désert: A Conversation with Violaine Huisman and Omar Berrada

Albertine 972 5th Avenue, New York

Join Violaine Huisman and Omar Berrada as they discuss Huisman’s second novel, Rose désert, just published in France by Gallimard. In Rose désert, Violaine, depressed and approaching thirty, decides to cross the desert from Morocco to Sénégal. Throughout this unlikely and perilous journey, she reflects on loss and control. She mentally revisits her love affairs and explores her romantic and sexual awakening with…