Miami Resource Pages
- Spring 2008: Ilkhom Theatre Artists-in-Residence
The Ilkhom Theatre was one of the first professional theatres not depending on any state institution for cultural affairs in the history of the former USSR. It was founded in 1976 by the late director Mark Weil, who was part of the group of Tashkent Theatre Institute graduates. - Fall 2007: Valdai Discussion Club (Moscow & Kazan)
The Valdai Club, organized by RIA Novosti and the Council on foreign and defense policy, as well as The Moscow Times, Russia in Global Affairs, and Russia Profile, united leading political scientists, Russian experts, and heads of major foreign policy and research centers on the eve of the 2007 Russian parliamentary elections and the 2008 presidential race.
- 2007-2008: Cold War Culture
The Havighurst Center is focusing on the theme of Cold War Culture during the 2007-2009 academic years.
- Spring 2007: Russian Journalism Under Fire
- 2005-2007: Silk Road ExplorAsian
The Havighurst Center focused on the historical and contemporary cultures of the Silk Road during the academic years 2005-6 and 2006-7. As part of that focus, 15 Miami faculty received a Fulbright-Hays Group Study Abroad grant, to make a trip along the Silk Road. The website for the trip can be found at The Miami University Silk Road Project. The website for the Silk Road Project was created by Prof. Steve Nimis in the Department of Classics.
- Miami University Library online journals of Russia, East European and Eurasian Studies
The Miami University Library has an excellent collection of online journals dealing with Russian. In addition, there is an extensive collection of materials on Russia in particular. For more information, contact the Slavic Librarian, Masha Misco .
- Virtual Exhibit of Special Collections: The Andre L. de Saint-Rat Collection
This page emerged from a conference on the current state of journalism in Russia in Spring 2007. The page was built by Miami graduate Nick D'Amico.
The de Saint-Rat Collection of Russian History, Literature and Art is a part of the Walter Havighurst Special Collections in King Library at Miami University
