Featured Event
Research Pieces + Affiliate Meeting
1) Research Pieces presentations by Melikian Center affiliates:
Rebecca Stuch | PhD Candidate, Innovation in Global Development, ASU | “Everyday Nationhood in Moldova: Youth, Identity, and Digital Storytelling”
James Russell | Maricopa County Community College District Fellow at the Melikian Center, 2025-2026; Dual Enrollment Instructor, History, Rio Salado Community College and Heritage Academy | "How does an emerging religious movement engage with the Middle Ages?: Marzieh Gail as a Persian Baha'i translator and medievalist"
Sean Tingle | Maricopa County Community College District Fellow at the Melikian Center, 2025-2026; Adjunct Faculty, English (Composition), Estrella Mountain Community College; Instructor, English, ASU | Recorded presentation with title forthcoming (as of 4/20/2026)
2) The research presentations and Q&A will be followed immediately by the Spring 2026 Melikian Center Affiliate Meeting.
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'District 9' Film Screening
District 9, a sci-fi film set in Johannesburg, explores tensions between humans and alien refugees termed 'Prawns'. It questions race, class, and humanity as government plans to relocate these aliens, sparking significant incidents.
Other Russias A Book Discussion at ASU Tempe
Victoria Lomasko, a prominent graphic artist and writer, authored 'Other Russias' and co-authored 'Forbidden Art'. Her work includes curating art exhibitions and writing on graphic reportage.
Other Russias A Book Talk at Changing Hands Tempe
Victoria Lomasko, a graphic artist and writer, has authored 'Other Russias' and co-authored 'Forbidden Art'. She has curated major exhibitions and won the Pushkin House Prize.
Association for the Study of Eastern Christian History and Culture Eighth Biennial Conference
The ASEC conference at Arizona State University focuses on Eastern Christian history and culture, celebrating Prince Iaroslav the Wise's millennial enthronement.
'The Miracle' Film Screening
The Miracle, a 1997 film directed by Tuomas Sallinen, depicts an American journalist in Russia tasked with capturing a miracle, exploring religious life and journalistic pressures.
Jews and Ukrainians: A Millennium of Co-Existence
ASU Jewish Studies and The Melikian Center are hosting a special lecture on Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies.
'The House of Government': Book Reading and Discussion
Yuri Slezkine's 'The House of Government' narrates the lives of Moscow's elite Communist officials in a large apartment complex, tracing their rise and fall during the Soviet era, encapsulated by personal stories, literary criticism, and architectural history.
The Life and Death of the Russian Revolution
The lecture titled 'The Life and Death of the Russian Revolution' is part of the series on Totalitarianism, Dissent, and Democratic Institutions.
Film Screening: 'My Happy Family'
Attend the screening of 'My Happy Family' (2017), directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross. Explore familial themes.
Book Discussion: 'The New Immigrant Whiteness'
Explores the racialization of immigrants from post-Soviet states and the nuances of citizenship for this new diaspora.
The Edge of Heaven - a film screening
The 2007 film 'The Edge of Heaven,' directed by Fatih Akin, explores themes of cultural identity, migration, and familial relationships set against a backdrop of Germany and Turkey.
'The Balkan Route' Screening and Discussion with the Filmmakers
In 2015, over a million refugees and migrants entered the EU from the Middle East and Africa, primarily traveling through Turkey to Greece and then via the Western Balkans before the route closed in March 2016.