Events

Dr. Giselle Bosse and Wicke van den Broek Invite paper proposals from PhD candidates, Post-Docs, and early-career researchers writing academic papers on any aspect of contemporary Belarus, Belarusian history, politics, international relations, economy, human rights and democracy or autocracy studies.

At 'Belarus in Focus,' the University of Amsterdam's Slavic Department, Study Association Radost, and the Dutch diplomatic representation in Minsk join forces to boost attention for the country, with short talks, film clips, and a panel discussion.

The Centre of Western Armenian Studies and Ghent University are delighted to present this year's Taniel Varouzhan Annual Lecture, which will be held at Ghent University.

Join the festive launch of the CERiM Central and Eastern Europe hub (CEEhub) at Maastricht University on 15 May 2025!

Prof. Andrei Zorin will explore the enduring cultural myth of the "true tsar" in Russian history - a figure believed to lead the nation from disaster to triumph. The talk will conclude with a reflection on Vladimir Putin as a contemporary embodiment of this powerful myth.

The conference will provide a unique opportunity for experts and activists from the South Caucasus, the EU and beyond to engage in meaningful discussions on the EU's role in the South Caucasus amidst rapidly changing domestic and regional dynamics. The key role of Türkiye in the region will also be on the agenda.

In this talk, held on the occasion of the publishing of his book on the subject, professor David Lewis of the University of Exeter will explain how Russia seeks to subjugate and ‘re-format’ the occupied parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia provinces through a mixture of violent repression, political engineering, collaborationism, economic coercion and propaganda.

Yerofeyev, whose novels include the infamous "Russian Beauty" (1990) and "The Good Stalin" (2004), began work on his "horror comedy" before the war, but did not publish it until October 2024. On 13 February, the writer will be in Ghent to talk about the role of culture and literature in contemporary Russia.

Op 1 februari 2025 om 13.30 uur vindt in het schermtheater Visum Mundi de Nederlandse première plaats van de bekroonde documentaire 09.05.2022 van de jonge Russisch-Amerikaanse regisseur Nicole Philmon.

In deze experimentele documentaire wil de filmmaker de pijn van haar ouders – overlevenden van de Holocaust en werkkampen – overstemmen met blije herinneringen en bewijs van hun samenzijn.

An evening with Ukrainian residency hosts to explore how they bring a sense of community, solidarity and the much-needed space to create art during wartime.

The Groningen Institute for Central and Eastern European Studies (GICEES) would like to cordially invite you to attend an engaging and thought-provoking conference.