The Romanian Film Fest Arizona offers a cinematic exploration of human experiences through Romanian storytelling, featuring films about personal challenges and historical events.

The Romanian Film Fest Arizona offers a cinematic exploration of human experiences through Romanian storytelling, featuring films about personal challenges and historical events.

Katarzyna Winiarska, a Polish historian and PhD student, works to preserve Jewish history in the Polish-Belarusian borderlands. She curates a virtual museum and received a distinction in the 2019 POLIN Award.

The Melikian Center's affiliates presented research on historical and modern political transitions in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey, and an online course on the Eastern Front during WWII.

Dr. Angela Stent, an expert on Russian politics, will discuss her article on Putin's global ambitions in a virtual event hosted by the ASU Melikian Center and PCFR.

The photo captures Cynthia Lazaroff on Mt. Elbrus in 1986 with Soviet guide Slava Volkov, under the US-USSR Youth Exchange Program.

Darius Staliunas, deputy director at the Lithuanian Institute of History, focuses on Russification, antisemitism, and nationalism in Lithuania and Belarus. His works include studies on ethnic conflicts and historiography.

The dissolution of the USSR in 1991 led to independence for 15 countries. Recent events in Kazakhstan, ongoing issues in Ukraine, and Putin's authoritarian ambitions underscore the persistent instability in the former Soviet Union.

The book discusses the resettlement of one million North Caucasian Muslims in the Ottoman Empire from the 1850s to WWI, examining its impact on regional economies and international relations.

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

A graphic artist and writer who has lectured and written widely on graphic reportage, Victoria Lomasko is author of the book, "Other Russias", winner of the Pushkin House Prize for the Best Book in Translation 2018 (Thomas Campbell, translator) and co-author of the book, "Forbidden Art"

Professor Danko Sipka at ASU unveils a book exploring the cultural and linguistic history of Slavic languages, detailing their origins, evolution, and cultural significance across various regions and historical periods.