[Daviscenter-list] Calendar of Events: Feb. 20-28, 2007

*Davis** Center** for Russian and Eurasian Studies _Calendar of Events: February 20­-28, 2007_* * * *Tuesday, February 20 Modern Russian History Search * /"The Muslim Question in Late Imperial Russia"/ Elena Campbell, Ph.D. in History, 1999, Russian Academy of Sciences; Lecturer on History, Harvard University 35 Quincy Street, Robinson Hall, First Floor Library 4:15-5:30 p.m. /For more information, please contact Janet Hatch (administrator, History Department) at (617) 496-4057./// * * *Wednesday, February 21 Comparative Economics Seminar * /"Cheap Gas, Black Market Cash, and Love for the Motherland: A Look at Turkmenistan's 'Golden Century'"/ Alex Minier, Director, Ford Hall Forum 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:30-2:00 p.m. * * *Wednesday, February 21 * *Exhibition Opening, Reception, and Discussion* /Cosponsored by the Davis Center, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, and the Initiative on Art and Humanities / /"Nostalgic Technologies"/ Svetlana Boym, Faculty Associate, Davis Center; Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, Concourse 6:00-8:00 p.m. * * *Friday, February 23 Slavic Conference * /Cosponsored by the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, the Davis Center, the Central and East European Society, and the Art and Politics Seminar/ /"The Post-Romantic Syndrome: German and Russian Anxieties in the 20th Century" / Galin Tihanov, Professor of Comparative Literature, Lancaster University 12 Quincy Street, Humanities Center, Room 133 2:00-4:00 p.m. * * *Monday, February 26 Post-Communist Politics and Economics Workshop * * */"Building Modern Cities: Reform and Revitalization in Urban China"/ Meg Rithmire, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Government, Harvard University Papers are available on the website at www.fas.harvard.edu/~postcomm/. There is no presentation; all participants are expected to have read the paper in advance of the meeting. 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:15-2:00 p.m. *Tuesday, February 27* *Roundtable Discussion * /"Turkmenistan after Turkmenbashi"/ Erika Dailey, Director, Turkmenistan Project, Open Society Institute Irina Liczek, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Niagara University John Schoeberlein, Director, Program on Central Asia and the Caucasus; Lecturer on Anthropology and on Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University Thomas W. Simons, Jr., Visiting Scholar, Davis Center; Lecturer on Government, Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. * * *Wednesday, February 28 Comparative Economics Seminar * /"Russia: The New Energy Superpower-Is It for Real?"/ Katherine Hardin, Associate, Cambridge Energy Research Associates 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 12:30-2:00 p.m. *** * *Wednesday, February 28 Russian and East European Jewish Studies Seminar * /"On Communism and the Jews"/ Anthony Michels, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison Ruth Wisse, Professor of Yiddish Literature and Comparative Literature, Harvard University 1730 Cambridge Street, 3rd Floor, Room S354 4:15-6:00 p.m. To purchase a parking permit at the Broadway Garage (located at the intersection of Broadway & Felton St. in Cambridge, MA), please visit Harvard University Parking Services at http://www.uos.harvard.edu/transportation/par.shtml. Click on the "One-Day Online Permit" tab in the left hand column, and follow the instructions from there. If you have any questions or problems, contact the Parking Services Office at (617) 495-3772.