Southern Methodist University
Project Title
For a Centennial Colloquium on the Russian Revolution of 1917
Date
Mar. 03, 2016
Duration
24 months
Description
At a time when Russian scholars face pressure to consider an increasingly nationalistic reading of the past, Russia will commemorate the 100th anniversaries of the February and October Revolutions of 1917. In June 2016, as part of an ongoing series of colloquia, Southern Methodist University, in partnership with the European University of St. Petersburg and the Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, will hold a conference for Western and Russian scholars to robustly examine the history of the 1917 Revolutions. The scholars will seek to formulate a better understanding of how historical memory, the ongoing definition of Russian identity, and Russian political and social instability may impact Russian regional and foreign policy in times of rapid change and crisis. Their analysis will inform the brokering of U.S.-Russia relations and U.S. policy formation toward Russia. Papers and commentary from the colloquium will be published as a book in Russian and in a companion work in English.