History Department Calendar

The History Department's annual Brandenburg Lecture and Phi Alpha Theta induction.

Type: Lecture/Speaker
Host: History

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An American's Comic Encounter with Bolshevik Russia

Released in 1924, Lev Kuleshov's film is notable as the first silent comedy to explicitly challenge American stereotypes about Soviet Russia. Mr. West and his cowboy friend Jeddie find themselves embroiled with anti-revolutionary gangsters as they arrive in Moscow to spread the YMCA message.

Come enjoy delicious Russian food and great cinema. ...more

Type: Film/Movie
Host: Initiative for Russian Culture

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Open house and information session for admitted and prospective students to graduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Type: Information Session
Host: CAS Graduate Admissions

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Rebecca Dewolf, PhD candidate, will defend her dissertation.

Type: Meeting
Host: History

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Hillwood and the Initiative for Russian Culture at American University are pleased to present a symposium complimenting Hillwood's exhibition Passion of the Empress: Catherine the Great's Art Patronage.

Explore the life of Catherine the Great, from her provincial beginnings as minor Prussian princess to her coronation and life as the Empress of Russia. Art collecting and patronage was central ...more

Type: Panel Discussion
Host: Initiative for Russian Culture

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