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Calendar of Events: March 16-31, 2013

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Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Calendar of Events March 16-31, 2013 Wednesday, March 27 Central Asia and Caucasus Seminar "The Coming Invasion: How Azerbaijani Politics play out in Social Media" Katy Pearce, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of Washington CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 28 Comparative Politics Seminar "Putin's Presidency in a New Political Context" Andranik Migranyan, Director, Institute for Democracy and Cooperation CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 28 Literature and Culture Seminar "DAS GANGSTA KAPITAL: Post-Soviet Art and World Revolution" Matthew Jesse Jackson, Associate Professor, Art History Department, University of Chicago; author, The Experimental Group: Ilya Kabakov, Moscow Conceptualism, Soviet Avant-gardes (2010, http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/E/bo8334051.html) CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies<http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/> Harvard University Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS), South Building 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617-495-4037 F 617-495-8319 Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/DCRES> Davis Center Calendar of Events<http://thyme.hmdc.harvard.edu/davis/index.php?v=m> Directions to the Davis Center<http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/contact/directions.html>

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Seminar postponed: 3/8/13 (TODAY) with Esther Kingston-Mann

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Please note that the following seminar has been postponed until further notice: Friday, March 8 Gender, Socialism and Postsocialism Working Group Co-Sponsored by the Gender, Politics and Society Working Group, Center for European Studies "How Much Land Does a Woman Need? Women, Property Rights and Privatization (1900-2012)" Esther Kingston-Mann, Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Boston; Associate, Davis Center CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S153 2:00-4:00 p.m. --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies<http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/> Harvard University Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS), South Building 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617-495-4037 F 617-495-8319 Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/DCRES> Davis Center Calendar of Events<http://thyme.hmdc.harvard.edu/davis/index.php?v=m> Directions to the Davis Center<http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/contact/directions.html>

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Upcoming workshop on Slavic Languages & Linguistics, Wednesday, March 13, 3:00-5:00

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The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, The Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, and the Department of Linguistics at Harvard University present a Workshop in Russian Language and Linguistics All students, teachers, and linguists welcome! Light snacks and a grand prize provided! Wednesday, March 13, 2013 3:00-5:00 Barker 133 Featuring talks by: Tore Nesset University of Tromsø "In which case are Russians afraid?" Laura A. Janda University of Tromsø “Finding Meaning in Russian prefixes” If you have any questions, please contact Steven Clancy <sclancy(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:sclancy@fas.harvard.edu>> for more information. _______________________________________________ Abstracts: “In which case are Russians afraid?” Tore Nesset, University of Tromsø A general rule in Contemporary Standard Russian is that verbs containing the reflexive postfix –sja do not combine with objects in the accusative. For instance, dobit’sja ’achieve’ takes an object in the genitive and zanimat’sja ’engage in’ governs the instrumental case. However, there are some exceptions to the rule. A case in point is bojat’sja ’to be afraid of’, which is attested with accusative objects in modern Russian. How frequent is the accusative with bojat’sja? Which factors motivate the use of the accusative? This talk addresses these questions on the basis of data from the Russian National Corpus. “Finding Meaning in Russian prefixes” Laura A. Janda, University of Tromsø It is commonly assumed that the prefixes in Russian verbs like написать/na-pisat’ ‘write’ and сварить/s-varit’ ‘cook’ are semantically empty because the corresponding imperfective verbs писать/pisat’ ‘write’ and варить/varit’ ‘cook’ have the same meanings. There are nearly 2000 prefixed verbs like these, formed by combining approximately 1400 imperfectives with 16 prefixes. Textbooks simply require learners to memorize these combinations and linguists have not previously provided any comprehensive analysis. We set forward a new hypothesis, namely that the Russian verbal prefixes function as verb classifiers. The purpose of the prefixes is to convert amorphous states and activities into discrete events and to group verbs according to the types of events they express. In other words, Russian prefixes are in effect a verb classifier system similar to those proposed for Mandarin Chinese, Hindi-Urdu, and a number of Australian languages. Our hypothesis is tested on the basis of quantitative research on corpus data and statistical models (chi-square, logistic regression, etc.). Our webpage http://emptyprefixes.uit.no/book.htm houses links to our database and statistical models. The description of Russian prefixes as a verb classifier system has pedagogical value since we can redesign our curricula to teach students the system according to its meaningful groupings rather than requiring rote memorization. In short, the proposal to recognize Russian prefixes as verb classifiers supports the community of people interested in Russian grammar to be better linguists, better instructors, and better learners. --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies<http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/> Harvard University Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS), South Building 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617-495-4037 F 617-495-8319 Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/DCRES> Davis Center Calendar of Events<http://thyme.hmdc.harvard.edu/davis/index.php?v=m> Directions to the Davis Center<http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/contact/directions.html>

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Reminder: 3/5 and 3/8 seminars

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Please note the following seminar reminders for this week: Tuesday, March 5 Cold War Studies Seminar "Stalin's Death and Its Repercussions: A 60 Year Retrospective" Ivan Kurilla, Professor of History, Volgograd State University; Visiting Scholar, George Washington University Joshua Rubenstein, Senior Adviser, Amnesty International USA; Associate, Davis Center Nina Tumarkin, Professor of History, Wellesley College; Associate, Davis Center Chair: Mark Kramer, Program Director, Project on Cold War Studies, Davis Center CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. Friday, March 8 Gender, Socialism and Postsocialism Working Group Co-Sponsored by the Gender, Politics and Society Working Group, Center for European Studies "How Much Land Does a Woman Need? Women, Property Rights and Privatization (1900-2012)" Esther Kingston-Mann, Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Boston; Associate, Davis Center CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S153 2:00-4:00 p.m. --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies<http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/> Harvard University Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS), South Building 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617-495-4037 F 617-495-8319 Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/DCRES> Davis Center Calendar of Events<http://thyme.hmdc.harvard.edu/davis/index.php?v=m> Directions to the Davis Center<http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/contact/directions.html>

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US-Russian Relations: From the Past to the Future, 3/4/13 at Wellesley College

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MIT-Russia Program: Talk on the US-Russian Relations in Space Thurs. March 7

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________________________________ [cid:image001.jpg@01CE167E.2E5C62E0] Please forward to all who might be interested: "Where We've Come From & Where We Are Going: US-Russia Relations in Space" Timothy J. Creamer, a NASA Johnson Space Center astronaut When: Thursday, March 7, 4:30 p.m. Where: Building 56 (Whitaker Building)<http://whereis.mit.edu/?q=56&zoom=16&lat=42.36148373372913&lng=-71.08986035…>, Room 114 Abstract: What and who inspired us to quest over the next horizon? What are we doing now in exploration, with whom, and where are we going next? Come watch and hear about the work we are doing today, including training with the Russians, living in Russia, flying orbital missions both in the Russian Soyuz and aboard the International Space Station. This talk is cosponsored by MISTI MIT-Russia, MIT AeroAstro Dept, the MIT Skoltech Initiative, Skoltech, and Skolkovo Foundation. MISTI MIT-Russia Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology E40-423, 1 Amherst Street Cambridge, MA 02139 T 617 | 324 | 2793 F 617 | 253 | 9330 http://web.mit.edu/misti/mit-russia/ Like MIT-Russia on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/MitRussia>

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Calendar addition: 3/13/13 Comparative Economics Seminar with Marinov, Valkov, and Kramer

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Please note the following addition to the seminar calendar: Wednesday, March 13 Comparative Economics Seminar "Upheavals in Bulgaria and the Implications for the Balkans and the Former USSR" Roundtable discussion with Nikolay Marinov, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Yale University Nikolay Valkov, Associate, Davis Center Mark Kramer, Program Director, Cold War Studies Project, Davis Center CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies<http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/> Harvard University Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS), South Building 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617-495-4037 F 617-495-8319 Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/DCRES> Davis Center Calendar of Events<http://thyme.hmdc.harvard.edu/davis/index.php?v=m> Directions to the Davis Center<http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/contact/directions.html>

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MIT-Russia Program: Talk on on the future of US-Russian relations, Thurs. Feb. 28

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[cid:0db9fe01-9973-43a3-bf3b-37e63927786a] "Reset 2.0: Prospects and Possibilities?" Thomas Reeve "Tom" Pickering, a retired United States ambassador When: Thursday, February 28, 4:30 p.m. Where: Building 56 (Whitaker Building)<http://whereis.mit.edu/?q=56&zoom=16&lat=42.36148373372913&lng=-71.08986035…>- Room 114 Abstract: The Putin-Obama "reset" in US-Russia relations has been challenged by both international economic factors and domestic politics. It is now time to see whether positive change can continue. How can significant areas of difference, many still hung over from the Cold War, be replaced or at least moderated by a relationship built on mutual interest and a win-win strategy? This talk is cosponsored by MISTI MIT-Russia, CIS, the MIT Skoltech Initiative, Skoltech, and Skolkovo Foundation. MISTI MIT-Russia Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology E40-423, 1 Amherst Street Cambridge, MA 02139 T 617 | 324 | 2793 F 617 | 253 | 9330 http://web.mit.edu/misti/mit-russia/ Like MIT-Russia on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/MitRussia> Upcoming TALKS - Skoltech & MIT-Russia Distinguished Lecture Series: Where We've Come From & Where We Are Going: US-Russia Relations in Space.<http://web.mit.edu/misti/mit-russia/March%207%20Talk%20Abstract%20for%20Web…> Astronaut Timothy J. Creamer. March 7, 2013 Bldg 56-114 4:30-6:30pm

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Calendar addition: 3/15/13 Early Slavists' Seminar with Donald Ostrowski

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Please note the following addition to the seminar calendar: Friday, March 15 Early Slavists' Seminar "How the Russian Empire Was Established: Ecological Zones and Expansion Strategies" Donald Ostrowski, Research Advisor for the ALM Program at the Division of Continuing Education, Harvard University Extension School; Faculty Associate, Davis Center CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies<http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/> Harvard University Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS), South Building 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617-495-4037 F 617-495-8319 Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/DCRES> Davis Center Calendar of Events<http://thyme.hmdc.harvard.edu/davis/index.php?v=m> Directions to the Davis Center<http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/contact/directions.html>

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Calendar of Events: March 1-15, 2013

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Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies Calendar of Events March 1-15, 2013 Tuesday, March 5 Cold War Studies Seminar "Stalin's Death and Its Repercussions: A 60 Year Retrospective" Ivan Kurilla, Professor of History, Volgograd State University; Visiting Scholar, George Washington University Joshua Rubenstein, Senior Adviser, Amnesty International USA; Associate, Davis Center Nina Tumarkin, Professor of History, Wellesley College; Associate, Davis Center Chair: Mark Kramer, Program Director, Project on Cold War Studies, Davis Center CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. Friday, March 8 Gender, Socialism and Postsocialism Working Group Co-Sponsored by the Gender, Politics and Society Working Group, Center for European Studies "How Much Land Does a Woman Need? Women, Property Rights and Privatization (1900-2012)" Esther Kingston-Mann, Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Boston; Associate, Davis Center CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S153 2:00-4:00 p.m. Monday, March 11 Special Seminar Co-sponsored by Hokkaido University's Slavic Research Center "Japan's Place in Soviet Propaganda in the 1930s" Anastasia Lozhkina, Adjunct Lecturer, School of Public Administration, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Fundraising Director, Charitable Fund "Downside Up" CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 Cold War Studies Seminar "Decolonization, Hungarian Socialist Culture, and Dissent, 1956-1975" James Mark, Professor of History, University of Exeter (UK) CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 Historians' Seminar "Russian Citizenship: From Empire to Soviet Union" (Harvard University Press, 2012) Eric Lohr, Associate Professor, History, American University CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. Friday, March 15 Special Seminar Co-sponsored by Hokkaido University's Slavic Research Center and the Korea Institute at Harvard University "Nation and Ideology in War Times: Koreans in the Russian Far East during WWI" Yaroslav Shulatov, Visiting Scholar, Davis Center; ITP Research Fellow, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. --- Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies<http://www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/> Harvard University Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS), South Building 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 T 617-495-4037 F 617-495-8319 Find us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/DCRES> Davis Center Calendar of Events<http://thyme.hmdc.harvard.edu/davis/index.php?v=m> Directions to the Davis Center<http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/contact/directions.html>

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