University of Pennsylvania Russian & East European Studies Dept.
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he Russian and East European Studies department at Penn is a tight-knit community dedicated to advancing knowledge of a vast and unique region of the world. Our faculty’s interests and expertise span many centuries, countries, languages, and disciplines.
This was a concluding animation of a children's TV show in the USSR. The show ended at 20:59 and then the children would be put to bed. This is so calming and lovely, enjoy!
Песня "Спят усталые игрушки". Из "Спокойной ночи, малыши!" (1986)
YouTube video by Музыка на советском телевидении
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November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This was a concluding animation of a children's TV show in the USSR. The show ended at 20:59 and then the children would be put to bed. This is so calming and lovely, enjoy!
"За десять дён одному не справиться. Тут помощник нужен. Homo sapiens"
#sovietcinema
#sovietcinema
От меня зависит. "Формула любви" #shorts #shortsvideo #экранизация
YouTube video by Миколаш Дзурилла
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November 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
"За десять дён одному не справиться. Тут помощник нужен. Homo sapiens"
#sovietcinema
#sovietcinema
Mediocrity stomping over talent in this outstanding film about talent and mediocrity. #soviet #sovietcinema
🎞Для продолжения рода нужно совсем другое. Тот самый Мюнхгаузен. #shorts
YouTube video by Groenendael. Black dog. Belgian Shepherd.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Mediocrity stomping over talent in this outstanding film about talent and mediocrity. #soviet #sovietcinema
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A mismatch between eco-friendly government rhetoric and polluting actions on the ground is exacerbating Tajikistan’s climate change vulnerability.
Tajikistan’s Glaciers Are Collapsing While the Government Talks Green
A mismatch between eco-friendly government rhetoric and polluting actions on the ground is exacerbating Tajikistan’s climate change vulnerability.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A mismatch between eco-friendly government rhetoric and polluting actions on the ground is exacerbating Tajikistan’s climate change vulnerability.
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Silk Mirage in Forbes: "the first comprehensive English-language account of [Uzbekistan's] journey from Soviet satellite to post-dictatorship reformer—charting the optimism, contradictions and backsliding that have defined the rule of current president Mirziyoyev" www.forbes.com/sites/daniel...
Joanna Lillis On Seeing Uzbekistan Through The Looking Glass
As Kazakhstan-based journalist Joanna Lillis—who reports for outlets including The Economist—publishes her new book, Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan
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November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Silk Mirage in Forbes: "the first comprehensive English-language account of [Uzbekistan's] journey from Soviet satellite to post-dictatorship reformer—charting the optimism, contradictions and backsliding that have defined the rule of current president Mirziyoyev" www.forbes.com/sites/daniel...
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The launch of the Aidol humanoid ended in embarrassment and mockery, with some wags suggesting the Moscow team had created ‘the first robot with alcoholism’
Watch Russia’s AI robot take first steps … then fall flat on its face
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November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The launch of the Aidol humanoid ended in embarrassment and mockery, with some wags suggesting the Moscow team had created ‘the first robot with alcoholism’
One person's despotic art is another person's inspiration.
Why Britain should be more Soviet
unherd.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
One person's despotic art is another person's inspiration.
A tribute to United Nations in Almaty, #kazakhstan
Almaty Unveils Monumental Mural Honoring UN’s 80th Anniversary - The Astana Times
Almaty Unveils Monumental Mural Honoring UN’s 80th Anniversary
astanatimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A tribute to United Nations in Almaty, #kazakhstan
We are very proud of our Dr. Kristen Ghodsee!
#easterneurope #socialism
"Q: What did Bulgarians light their homes with before they used candles?
A: Electricity.
Q: What was the worst thing about communism?
A: The thing that came after it."
#easterneurope #socialism
"Q: What did Bulgarians light their homes with before they used candles?
A: Electricity.
Q: What was the worst thing about communism?
A: The thing that came after it."
What Socialism Got Right
Writing "The Red Riviera" taught me that even flawed socialist systems offered insights into equality, solidarity, and the dignity of everyday life.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We are very proud of our Dr. Kristen Ghodsee!
#easterneurope #socialism
"Q: What did Bulgarians light their homes with before they used candles?
A: Electricity.
Q: What was the worst thing about communism?
A: The thing that came after it."
#easterneurope #socialism
"Q: What did Bulgarians light their homes with before they used candles?
A: Electricity.
Q: What was the worst thing about communism?
A: The thing that came after it."
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The Reformation was a fundamental transformation in European society, blending religious disputes with political ideology and class conflict.
Marx and Engels fully understood its importance for their view of history, and today’s Marxists should do the same
Marx and Engels fully understood its importance for their view of history, and today’s Marxists should do the same
We Need a Marxist Account That Can Make Sense of Europe’s Reformation
The Reformation was a fundamental transformation in European society, blending religious disputes with political ideology and class conflict. Marx and Engels fully understood its importance for their view of history, and today’s Marxists should do the same.
jacobin.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The Reformation was a fundamental transformation in European society, blending religious disputes with political ideology and class conflict.
Marx and Engels fully understood its importance for their view of history, and today’s Marxists should do the same
Marx and Engels fully understood its importance for their view of history, and today’s Marxists should do the same
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This is my favorite illustration of Ukrainian Vidma — a witch that lives among people. Vidma can turn into a cat with a woman’s face. Learn more about Vidma and other fascinating creatures of Ukrainian mythology here: daryazorka.substack.com/p/the-magica...
Illustration by Ihor Vyshynskyi, 1993
Illustration by Ihor Vyshynskyi, 1993
October 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This is my favorite illustration of Ukrainian Vidma — a witch that lives among people. Vidma can turn into a cat with a woman’s face. Learn more about Vidma and other fascinating creatures of Ukrainian mythology here: daryazorka.substack.com/p/the-magica...
Illustration by Ihor Vyshynskyi, 1993
Illustration by Ihor Vyshynskyi, 1993
October 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A wonderful talk coming up!
October 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A wonderful talk coming up!
This is wild.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCKT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCKT...
Зумеры сходят с ума от песен Надежды Кадышевой. Почему русская народная песня в трендах у молодежи?
YouTube video by Вместе МИР
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October 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is wild.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCKT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCKT...
Saturday, November 8
Поэтический квартет в «Квартире»
By kvartira (formerly MyBiblioteka)
7 - 10pm EST
731 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238
Get tickets:
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Поэтический квартет в «Квартире»
By kvartira (formerly MyBiblioteka)
7 - 10pm EST
731 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238
Get tickets:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1824768434...
Поэтический квартет в «Квартире»
Алла Гутникова, Татьяна Красильникова, Лиза Хереш, Юля Чернышёва
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October 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Saturday, November 8
Поэтический квартет в «Квартире»
By kvartira (formerly MyBiblioteka)
7 - 10pm EST
731 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238
Get tickets:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1824768434...
Поэтический квартет в «Квартире»
By kvartira (formerly MyBiblioteka)
7 - 10pm EST
731 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238
Get tickets:
www.eventbrite.com/e/1824768434...
Parajanov's Visual Masterpiece: "The Color of Pomegranates"
YouTube video by World Cinema
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October 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Congratulations to Benjamin Nathans, winner of the Reginald Zelnik Book Prize for To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement with Princeton University Press.
#ASEEESPrizes
See all winners: buff.ly/LwWHElP
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#ASEEESPrizes
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October 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Congratulations to Benjamin Nathans, winner of the Reginald Zelnik Book Prize for To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement with Princeton University Press.
#ASEEESPrizes
See all winners: buff.ly/LwWHElP
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@princetonupress.bsky.social
#ASEEESPrizes
See all winners: buff.ly/LwWHElP
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@princetonupress.bsky.social
October 17, 2pm.
October 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
October 17, 2pm.
This Friday!
October 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This Friday!