Browsing 2014 Midwest Slavic Conference by Title

Cultural Détente, Academic Exchanges and Soviet Americanists during the Brezhnev Era

Zhuk, Sergei ( 2014-03 )

Session: IV-B: Soviet Culture and the Cold War. Presenter: Sergei Zhuk, Ball State University - "Cultural Détente, Academic Exchanges and Soviet Americanists during the Brezhnev Era".

Elements of Berdyaev’s Theurgic Thought in the Sufi Philosophy and Religious Poetry

Camara, Samba ( 2014-03 )

Session: II-D: Religious Issues. Presenter: Samba Camara, Ohio University - "Elements of Berdyaev’s Theurgic Thought in the Sufi Philosophy and Religious Poetry".

A Fundamental Conflict of Vision: Stalin’s Constitutionalism and Popular Rejection

Lomb, Samantha ( 2014-03 )

Session: II-B: Pre- and Post-World War II Social Policy in Eastern Europe and Russia. Presenter: Samantha Lomb, University of Pittsburgh - "A Fundamental Conflict of Vision: Stalin’s Constitutionalism and Popular Rejection".

Poland - cultural bridge between West and East Europe

Kepka, Malwina ( 2014-03 )

Session: VI-E: Boundaries, Language, and Rhetoric. Presenter: Malwina Kepka, Silesian University - "Poland - cultural bridge between West and East Europe".

Putin and the Power of the Executive Branch

Barron, Christopher ( 2014-03 )

Session: V-A: Security Issues and Authoritarianism in Putin's Russia. Presenter: Christopher Barron, Washington and Jefferson College - "Putin and the Power of the Executive Branch".

The Russian Population Crisis

Dean, Anna ( 2014-03 )

Session: II-A: Critical issues in Russian Politics. Presenter: Anna Dean, Ohio State University - "The Russian Population Crisis".

The Russo-Chechen Conflict and Its Environmental Impact

Martin, Danielle ( 2014-03 )

Session: V-E: War in Memory and Practice. Presenter: Danielle Martin, Kent State University - "The Russo-Chechen Conflict and Its Environmental Impact".

Suicide in Classic Russian Literature: Examining Dostoevsky’s, Chekhov’s, and Nabokov’s Use of the Tragic Plot Element

Freisthler, Morgan ( 2014-03 )

Session: V-C: 19th-Century Literature. Presenter: Morgan Freisthler, Ohio State University - "Suicide in Classic Russian Literature: Examining Dostoevsky’s, Chekhov’s, and Nabokov’s Use of the Tragic Plot Element".

A Tale of Tubeteikas: Understanding the Effect of Ethnic Nationalism on the Relationship between Russia and Tatarstan

Smith, Robin ( 2014-03 )

Session: II-A: Critical Issues in Russian Politics. Presenter: Robin Smith, Ohio State University - "A Tale of Tubeteikas: Understanding the Effect of Ethnic Nationalism on the Relationship between Russia and Tatarstan".

The Translator Talks Back: Lilianna Lungina’s Podstrochnik on Page and Screen

Chung, Stephanie ( 2014-03 )

Session: IV-D: Visual Media. Presenter: Stephanie Chung, University of Illinois - "The Translator Talks Back: Lilianna Lungina’s Podstrochnik on Page and Screen".