CfP: STALINISM AND WAR
International Scholarly Conference STALINISM AND WAR 24-26 May 2016, Moscow Deadline: 1 November 2015. International Center for the History and Sociology of World War II and Its Consequences National Research University – Higher School of Economics (Moscow) and Friedrich Ebert Foundation with additional support from Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum...
CfA: Late Socialism (1956-85)
Late Socialism (1956-85): The Forgotten Years between Stalinism and Perestroika Venue: Tallinn Period: JUly 24-31, 2015 Application deadline: rolling basis The last three decades of the Soviet Union prior to perestroika have been labelled the time of “thaw” and “stagnation” but also “mature” or “late” socialism. The controversies and legacy of that period have not rendered a simple overarching theory. The Tallinn Summer School in...
Everyday Life in Stalinist Estonia
Mertelsmann, Olaf Everyday Life in Stalinist Estonia In Estonia, as in other Eastern European countries, the Stalinist era remains in the center of attention of historians. Politics, repression and resistance dominate the historiography, while everyday life is definitely under-represented. This book attempts to close the gap and focuses on different aspects of everyday life in Stalinist Estonia. Contents: History of everyday life...
The Holodomor Reader
ed. by B. Klid, A.J. Motyl The Holodomor Reader: A Sourcebook on the Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine In commemoration of the eightieth anniversary of the famine-genocide of 1932–33 in Ukraine, CIUS Press has published The Holodomor Reader, the first comprehensive English-language sourcebook on this tragedy of the Ukrainian people. The Reader is an indispensable text for those who teach, study, or simply seek to better understand the...
CFA: Violence and its Aftermath in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Context
Violence and its Aftermath in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Context Fourth International Social Science Summer School in Zhytomyr (Ukraine), 4-10 July 2012 To be considered for the Summer School, candidates must complete an application form (that includes a 500 word project proposal) and add a CV. They can also send an additional written sample, such as a conference paper, a dissertation chapter, or a publication (optional). The...
