25.03.2008
EVENTS Unless otherwise noted, Kennan Institute meetings are held in the Flom Auditorium on the 6th floor of the Woodrow Wilson Center. Please note that seating at all events is available on a first come, first served basis. No reservations required. Please call on the day of the event to confirm. Please bring an identification card with a photograph (e.g. driver's license, work i.d., or university i.d.) as part of the Wilson Center's security procedures. Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-3027
T 202/691-4000 Some events are broadcast live on the Wilson Center website. Please see www.wilsoncenter.org for details or to view live and archived webcasts. Tuesday, May 27 Noon Discussion 12-1 p.m.
"Under Three Empires: The Thorns and Roses of a Life"
Izyaslav Darakhovskiy, Holocaust survivor; professor of economics, Soviet Union; and author, United States Thursday, May 29 Seminar 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Kennan Institute U.S. Alumni Series
"'Race Travelers' and Black America's Romance with Soviet Russia"
Maxim Matusevich, Assistant Professor of World History, Seton Hall University; Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation Fellow, W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Harvard University; and former Title VIII-Supported Short-Term Scholar, Kennan Institute
Note: This event will be held in the 5th floor conference room. MEETING REPORTS The latest Kennan Institute meeting reports, "The Putin Government's Response to Increased Xenophobia" and "The Resurgence of Islam in the Northern Caucasus through the Prism of the Sufi/Salafi ('Wahhabi') Confrontation," are now available on our website. ANNOUNCEMENTS Job Announcement: Program Assistant, Kennan Institute The Kennan Institute anticipates a job opening on April 21 for the position of Program Assistant. The position is responsible for programmatic and administrative issues related to the Kennan Kyiv Project. For more information on how to apply, please visit the Wilson Center employment page at www.wilsoncenter.org/employment after April 21. Job Announcement: Editorial Assistant, Kennan Institute The Kennan Institute anticipates a job opening on April 21 for the position of Editorial Assistant. This position is responsible for assisting with publications and meeting/conference support. For more information on how to apply, please visit the Wilson Center employment page at www.wilsoncenter.org/employment after April 21. Occasional Paper #297 Published "The Russian Minority in Central Asia: Migration, Politics, and Language" by Sebastien Peyrouse, associate scholar, Institute for International and Strategic Research, Paris, and former fellow, Woodrow Wilson Center, is now available. The paper analyzes the migration patterns of Russians and non-Russians between the Central Asian countries and the Russian Federation, and it analyzes the politics of language in these countries. The research for the paper was conducted while Peyrouse was a Woodrow Wilson Center Fellow during the 2006-07 program year. If you are interested in receiving a copy, please contact the Kennan Institute at 202-691-4100 or via e-mail at kennan@wilsoncenter.org. The paper is also available for download in .pdf format. Please click here to download a copy of the paper.
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