DavisCenter-list February 2010

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addition to the seminar calendar: 3/5/10 Early Slavists' Seminar with Donald Ostrowski

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/*Please note the following addition to the seminar calendar: */*Friday, March 5* *Early Slavists' Seminar* /"Simeon Bekbulatovich: Tatar Khan, Grand Prince of Rus', Monastic Elder"/ Donald Ostrowski, Research Advisor in the Social Sciences, Harvard University Extension School; Faculty Associate, Davis Center 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. /* */ To purchase a parking permit for the Broadway Garage (located on Felton Street, between Cambridge Street and Broadway), please visit Harvard University Parking Services at https://www2.uos.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/permit/purchase.pl. If you need to register a new visitor login in order to purchase a parking pass, choose "Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies" and enter department code 2020 on the online registration form. If you have any questions or problems, please contact the Parking Services Office at 617-495-3772. -- ---------------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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CES Special Event: A Comparison of Modern EU, US, Russia, and China

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/The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies cordially invites you to:/ * "Empires and the Modern International System: A Comparison of Modern EU, US, Russia, and China" * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * *A public talk featuring: *JAN ZIELONKA* Professor of European Politics at the University of Oxford and Ralf Dahrendorf Fellow at St Antony's College * *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Monday, March 1, 2010 * *12:15 - 2:00pm* *Cabot Room, Busch Hall* *27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA* *http://www.ces.fas.harvard.edu * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * <http://www.ces.fas.harvard.edu>* *The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University* 27 Kirkland Street at Cabot Way, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 USA Tel: +1(617)495-4303 | Fax: +1(617)495-8509 | ces(a)fas.harvard.edu www.ces.fas.harvard.edu <http://www.ces.fas.harvard.edu> *The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies* is dedicated to fostering the study of European history, politics, culture, and society at Harvard. Through our graduates, who go on to teach others about Europe and to many other roles in society, the Center sustains America's knowledge base about Europe, an important contribution to international understanding in difficult times. The Center was founded as a catalyst to bring scholars and students together to talk and think about Europe. As such, it creates an intellectual community that is more than the sum of its parts. That community is open to everyone with interests in Europe. -- ---------------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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Seminar Calendar, March 1-15, 2010

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*Davis** Center** for Russian and Eurasian Studies * *Seminar Calendar March 1-15, 2010__* *__* */For upcoming events not yet published in this calendar, please visit our website: http://thyme.hmdc.harvard.edu/davis/index.php./* *__* *Wednesday, March 3* *Comparative Economics Seminar* /"The Challenge of Representing Novosti News Agency in the US"/ Svetlana Babaeva, Bureau Chief, RIA Novosti, Washington D.C. 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:30-2:00 p.m. * * * * *Thursday, March 4* *Weintraub Memorial Lecture Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University* /"The Double Life of Adam Mickiewicz"/ Roman Koropeckyj, *Associate Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures**,* University of California, Los Angeles 12 Quincy Street, Barker Center, Room #110 4:15-6:00 p.m. * * * * *Tuesday, March 9* *Historian's Seminar* /Title TBA/ Jochen Hellbeck, Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3^rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. To purchase a parking permit for the Broadway Garage (located on Felton Street, between Cambridge Street and Broadway), please visit Harvard University Parking Services at https://www2.uos.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/permit/purchase.pl. If you need to register a new visitor login in order to purchase a parking pass, choose "Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies" and enter department code 2020 on the online registration form. If you have any questions or problems, please contact the Parking Services Office at 617-495-3772. -- ---------------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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"Vpered!": Bibliographic Citation Tools Library Workshop

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Please join your fellow Davis Center affiliates for an overview of bibliographic citation management software programs and a comparison of the three ones mainly in use at Harvard. These programs help collect, store, and manage different kinds of reference information, as well as research notes and documents. When writing, they work with word processing programs to manage in-text citations and to build bibliographies in nearly any citation style. This is the latest in an ongoing series of research workshops. *What:* Overview and Comparison of Citation Management Tools: RefWorks, EndNote, and Zotero. *When: *4:15-6:00 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 23 *Where: *CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., Room S450 *RSVP: *Please reply to Hugh Truslow, Librarian for the Davis Center Collection, at truslow(a)fas.harvard.edu, if you would like to attend; space is limited. If you have suggestions for future workshops, please let Hugh know. -- ---------------------------------------------------- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 301 Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.4037 Fax: 617.495.8319 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu

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ROOM CHANGE: Today's workshop "Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Russian & Eurasian Studies"

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Please note that the following workshop will be in *CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S030* "Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Russian & Eurasian Studies" Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:00-4:30 p.m. Presenters: Sumeeta Srinivasan, Preceptor in Geospatial Methods, Harvard Department of Government: "Introduction to GIS Tools and Resources at Harvard" Eric Ciaramella, AM Candidate in Regional Studies: REECA: "Measuring Dialect Mixture and Convergence in Crimea" Jakub Kabala, PhD Candidate in History: [Title TBD] Kelly O'Neill, Assistant Professor of History, Harvard: "Mapping the Russian Empire" The workshop will include an introduction to GIS and Harvard resources for learning and applying this technology, as well as examples of how Davis Center faculty and graduate students are making use of GIS in their research. After the presentations, you will have the opportunity to explore how you might enrich your own research with GIS. -- Donna Griesenbeck Student Programs Officer Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S334 Cambridge, MA 02138 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu <http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/> Find us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cambridge-MA/Davis-Center-for-Russian-and-Eur…> and join us on LinkedIn! <http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=1836214&sharedKey=3B21580FF…> griesenb(a)fas.harvard.edu <mailto:griesenb@fas.harvard.edu> 617-495-1194 (tel) 617-495-8319 (fax)

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Immediate Opening: Russian Foreign Policy teaching position at Hunter College

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From: Cynthia Roberts Date: February 17, 2010 Due to a sudden medical emergency the Hunter College History Department is now seeking to find a substitute instructor to take over two courses both entitled "Soviet Foreign Policy", one on the graduate level and one on the undergraduate level. The positions are to start as soon as possible and last through the end of the spring term (5/10). Anyone who believes they are qualified and might be interested should contact: Richard Belsky Chair/Associate Professor History Department, Hunter College (212) 772-5493 rbelsky(a)hunter.cuny.edu -------- Cynthia Roberts Adjunct Senior Associate and Adjunct Associate Professor Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies Columbia University on leave from: Department of Political Science Hunter College, CUNY

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2/18/10 workshop: "Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Russian & Eurasian Studies"

by Davis Center

The Davis Center cordially invites you to attend a workshop on: "Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Russian & Eurasian Studies" Thursday, February 18, 2010 3:00-4:30 p.m. CGIS Knafel, 1737 Cambridge Street, Room K252 Presenters: Sumeeta Srinivasan, Preceptor in Geospatial Methods, Harvard Department of Government: "Introduction to GIS Tools and Resources at Harvard" Eric Ciaramella, AM Candidate in Regional Studies: REECA: "Measuring Dialect Mixture and Convergence in Crimea" Jakub Kabala, PhD Candidate in History: [Title TBD] Kelly O'Neill, Assistant Professor of History, Harvard: "Mapping the Russian Empire" The workshop will include an introduction to GIS and Harvard resources for learning and applying this technology, as well as examples of how Davis Center faculty and graduate students are making use of GIS in their research. After the presentations, you will have the opportunity to explore how you might enrich your own research with GIS. -- Donna Griesenbeck Student Programs Officer Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S334 Cambridge, MA 02138 http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu <http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/> Find us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cambridge-MA/Davis-Center-for-Russian-and-Eur…> and join us on LinkedIn! <http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=1836214&sharedKey=3B21580FF…> griesenb(a)fas.harvard.edu <mailto:griesenb@fas.harvard.edu> 617-495-1194 (tel) 617-495-8319 (fax)

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Russian-American Links conference

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Dear colleague, You are cordially invited to take part in the conference *RUSSIAN-AMERICAN LINKS:* *Leaps Forward and Backward in Academic Cooperation* ** /The Conference is organized by the Department of Modern Languages, St.Petersburg University of the Russian Academy of Sciences with support from/ / The Public Affairs Section, U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg and The St.Petersburg Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, The St.Petersburg Branch of the Institute of History of Science and Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences, The European University at St.Petersburg, The St. Petersburg Association for International Cooperation./ * * *The Conference is to be held in the second half of October 2010 in St.Petersburg, Russia* * * The Conference organizers are endeavoring to follow up on the success of the previous conferences "Russian-American Links: 300 Years of Cooperation" (St.Petersburg 2003), "Russian-American Links: Similar Issues -- Different Visions" (St.Petersburg 2005), and "Russian-American Links: African Americans and Russia" (St.Petersburg 2007), that created a forum for Russian, American and other international specialists in the areas of history, politics, science, ethnic relations, literature, art, and education to discuss problems of interaction and mutual influence of our cultures in the past and present. The purpose of the Conference is to explore academic, historical, sociological, and political issues of mutual research and educational initiatives between Russia and the United States in pre-Communist, Communist, and post-Communist time. The program will feature papers devoted to: - areas of Russian-American "academic competition" in the past and present; - challenges to Russian-American collaboration in science and technology in the 1930s, during WW2, the cold war, and at present; - international impact on the development of Russian and American science; - "brain drain," "intellectual export," and "partnership" models of Russian-US cooperation in research; - intellectual property issues promoting/impeding Russian-US collaboration; - the history and present state of bilateral educational exchange efforts; - the influence of contemporary information technologies on international education and research; - Americans' scholarly investigations on Russia and Russians' study of America. The main focus of the Conference is both on "technological" and "humanitarian" aspects of the problems discussed and on ways of meeting the existing challenges in political, legal, socioeconomic, and organizational spheres. As part of the conference program, we envision setting up video conferences with US scholars representing leading American educational and research centers and a panel discussion on issues of academic exchange between USA and Russia. We expect the speakers to approach the theme from a multidisciplinary perspective: this would encourage an interdisciplinary discussion, lead to a more profound understanding of issues considered, and suggest avenues for further joint investigations.// The Conference is expected to bring together specialists from various fields and geographical locations. We anticipate a variety of papers by Russian academics and educators from a wide variety of research institutes and universities, as well as speakers representing the American academic community in the U.S. and Russia, including U.S. Fulbright grantees stationed in this country, as well as Russian academics and students who have participated in the Kennan Institute and Fulbright programs. In the aftermath of the Conference, we expect to publish the most interesting and scholarly sound presentations as a book reflecting the development of Russian-American links in scholarship and education, and their influence on the dialog between our two cultures. * * The Organizing Committee hopes to be able to cover the travel expenses and accommodation of the Russian participants of the Conference. The preferred working language of the Conference is English; the Department of Modern languages will gladly assist in editing papers in English presented by Russian participants. The Organizing Committee will supply further information upon receiving your application. See application details below: * Your name and title (Dr., Mr. Ms., etc.); * Paper title; * Institution/business affiliation/Position; * Contact information including mailing address; * Special equipment needed (video, overhead, etc.); * A short abstract of your paper (150-200 words, both in Russian and English). *PLEASE NOTE: * * *APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 MARCH 2010 *(Late application are possible in special circumstances).** * *PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR MAIL TO YURI P.TRETYAKOV AT YURI(a)EU.SPB.RU <mailto:YURI@EU.SPB.RU>** *** * *WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR COLLEAGUES WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE.* Sincerely, Dr. Yuri P. Tretyakov, Chair Dr. Natalia A. Alexandrova, Deputy Chair Conference Organizing Committee St. Petersburg Department of Modern Languages St.Petersburg University of the Russian Academy of Sciences Tel. +7 (812) 328 4811 5 University Embankment, St.Petersburg 199034 Russia

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Seminar Reminder - Brenda Shaffer, February 16

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*Tuesday, February 16* *Occasional Seminar* */Co-sponsored by the International Security Program, Belfer Center, Harvard University/* /"Caspian Energy: Phase Two"/ Brenda Shaffer, Professor of Political Science, University of Haifa; Former Research Director, Caspian Studies Program, Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3^rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. For more information about Brenda Shaffer and her talk, please see: http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/4255/

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Feb. 16 Lecture - Preservation of Architectural Monuments in Kazakhstan: Policies and Methods

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Special MIT sponsored lecture:* Preservation of Architectural Monuments in Kazakhstan: Policies and Methods** *Gulnara Kamalova Head of the Research Department at the Kazakhstan Restoration Agency (Kazrestoration) Tuesday, February 16 at 5:30 pm in room 3-309 (map http://whereis.mit.edu/?mapterms=3-309&mapsearch=go <http://whereis.mit.edu/?mapterms=3-309&mapsearch=go>) For more information please see http://web.mit.edu/akpia/www/lecturescurrent.htm. <http://web.mit.edu/akpia/www/lecturescurrent.htm> Free and open to the public.

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