Bruce Menning, adjunct professor at the University of Kansas, discusses Soviet military strategies during World War II in his talk titled 'Time-Distance-Mass.'

Nonna Tarkhova, retired from the Russian State Military Archive, presents her talk titled 'Akhmatova and Stalin.'

The event 'Revolution in Ukraine from 1991 to Euromaidan' features discussions on Ukraine's political revolutions, moderated by Mark von Hagen.

Graeme Robertson's upcoming lecture titled 'Revolution and Identity in Ukraine' explores significant themes in Ukrainian history.

Discussion on the Russian Revolutions of 1917, focusing on modern interpretations and historical reclaiming by elites in Russia, Ukraine, and the USA, relating it to current experiences.

Constatine Pleshakov discusses Crimea's significance in the context of Putin's Russia in an upcoming event.

Volker Benkert explores the political socialization of East Germans born between 1967 and 1973, using narrative interviews to reveal diverse socialization patterns and attitudes towards post-1990 transformation, highlighting the complexity of generational and biographical research.

An unsung gem of nineteenth-century Russian literature, City Folk and Country Folk is a seemingly gentle yet devastating satire of Russia's aristocratic and pseudo-intellectual elites in the 1860s. Translated into English for the first time, the novel weaves an engaging tale of manipulation, infatuation, and female assertiveness that takes place one year after the liberation of the empire's serfs.

Shahin Berisha, a Fulbright Scholar from Kosovo, collaborates with ASU to revamp the University of Pristina's engineering program, shifting focus from coal to renewable energy. This initiative, supported by various U.S. grants, aims to modernize education and reduce pollution in Kosovo.

Laurie Stoff's pioneering work brings the wartime experiences of Russia's "Sisters of Mercy" out of the shadows to show how these nurses of the Great War, far from merely binding wounds, provided vital services that put them squarely in traditionally "masculine" territory, both literally and figuratively.

Iveta Silova researches globalization, democratization, and education policy 'borrowing' in post-socialist regions, focusing on gender equity, multicultural policies, and private tutoring impacts.

Elana Jakel, a scholar in Russian/Soviet History, manages a program on Ukrainian Jewry at the US Holocaust Museum. Her research was supported by multiple fellowships, and she is proficient in Russian, Ukrainian, and Yiddish.