Tempe Public Library and The Melikian Center host the Beyond Borders Book Club featuring 'Time Shelter' by Georgi Gospodinov, a novel about a clinic that uses historical environments to treat Alzheimer's.

Time Shelter, a novel by Georgi Gospodinov, won the 2023 International Booker Prize. It features a clinic recreating past decades for Alzheimer's patients, becoming a refuge from modern life. The novel critiques nostalgia's power and societal impacts.

The ASU Melikian Center Undergraduate Research Fellows will present their spring projects on Russian espionage, literature, and Slavic dictionaries. The event includes meetings, Q&A, and lunch, with required RSVP for parking arrangements.

The Tempe Public Library and The Melikian Center host the Beyond Borders Book Club featuring 'Flights' by Olga Tokarczuk on April 10, 2023. The book explores themes of travel, life, and identity through various narratives and meditative reflections.

U.S. cities are reevaluating sister-city ties with Russian cities due to the Ukraine invasion. Decisions are tough, reflecting on decades of nonpolitical cooperation amidst geopolitical crises. Some U.S.-Russia partnerships persist, but many are inactive, while U.S.-Ukraine relationships grow.

Flights, by Olga Tokarczuk and translated by Jennifer Croft, is an unconventional novel blending stories, essays, and reflections on travel, exploring human conditions and philosophical questions through fragmented narratives.

Nowruz 2023 at Civic Space Park, hosted by Arizona Persian Cultural Center, IRC, and Downtown Phoenix Inc., celebrates global women's rights movements, featuring multicultural activities and a candlelight vigil.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova for deporting Ukrainian children. This marks Putin as the third sitting leader indicted by the ICC. The interview discusses ICC's origins, challenges, and its authority, highlighting its non-UN, treaty-based nature.

Rumena Buzarovska's book 'I'm Not Going Anywhere' features stories of Macedonians facing desolation both at home and abroad. It reflects themes of mobility and identity, exploring the psychological impacts of migration and cultural encounters in East Europe.

The article discusses how the Transcaucasian Trail fosters peace by connecting communities in the South Caucasus through conservation and trail-building. It highlights international cooperation despite regional conflicts and environmental challenges. Eurasianet.com