The End of the Soviet Union?

The End of the Soviet Union? Origins and Legacies of 1991
19.05.2011-21.05.2011, Forschungsstelle Osteuropa an der Universität Bremen
Conference languages: English & Russian
Deadline for paper proposals: April 30th, 2010

During the last two decades, the thitherto unimaginable collapse of the Soviet Union was seen both as a definite break with the Soviet past and the onset of a phase of ‘transition’ to a democratic future. From both Eastern and Western standpoints, the year 1991 appeared as a definite epochal border.

The End of the Soviet Union?

The End of the Soviet Union? Origins and Legacies of 1991 - Bremen 05/11
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Forschungsstelle Osteuropa an der Universität Bremen, Bremen
19.05.2011-21.05.2011
Deadline: 30.04.2010

During the last two decades, the thitherto unimaginable collapse of the Soviet Union was seen both as a definite break with the Soviet past and the onset of a phase of 'transition' to a democratic future. From both Eastern and Western standpoints, the year 1991 appeared as a definite epochal border.

Labour and Society

'Labour and Society' Seminar Series
Newcastle University and Northumbria University

Spring 2010

This February, the Labour and Society Research Group (LSRG) - a forum established by scholars from Newcastle University and Northumbria University - is launching a new seminar series. The programme for spring 2010 includes the following events:

Ba Jin et la France

Angel Pino, 'La Réception de Pa Kin en France : un premier bilan', in Li Shenwen (sous la direction de), Chine-Europe-Amérique : rencontres et échanges de Marco Polo à nos jours/, Presses de l'Université Laval, coll. "Intercultures", Québec, Canada, 2009, pp. 93-120.