Filmmakers have been exploring the tension, complexity, and consequence of the Cold War for 70 years. Three decades after the fall of Soviet Russia, Hollywood can still be relied upon to regularly produce Cold War-fueled plotlines. And understandably so—few backdrops provide such authentic drama; few premises inspire the dads of America to pay film admission so enthusiastically. Seemingly, each nook…
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This event will be held virtually as a Zoom webinar and streamed via YouTube Live. There will be no in-person event. Register here for the Zoom webinar, or tune in on YouTube Live. Please join us for an event in the Russia’s Worlds Lecture Series, a discussion with Michael David-Fox (Georgetown University) and Francine Hirsch (University of Wisconsin-Madison). BIOGRAPHIES Michael David-Fox is a…
This event will be held virtually as a Zoom webinar and streamed via YouTube Live. There will be no in-person event. Register here for the Zoom webinar, or tune in on YouTube Live. Please join us for an event in the Russia’s Worlds Lecture Series, featuring presentations by Tatiana Linkhoeva (NYU) and Elizabeth McGuire (California State University, East Bay). Russia’s Worlds Lecture Series: In the…
The Bolsheviks promised to provide universal public health. As part of that effort, they sought to make interactions between doctors and patients regular and normal. Seeing a doctor and receiving medical care would be important points of contact with Soviet power. However, with increased interactions between physicians and the public also came increased opportunities for misunderstandings and conflicts. Patients, particularly…