A Liberal Arts Initiative
A Liberal Arts Initiative
On November 28, 7 pm (UTC+3) Ilya Kalinin will give an online lecture. This is a first public lecture in a series that aims to describe the mechanisms and practices of the mutual intersection of culture and politics in Russia in recent decades.
Natalia Fedorova & Translit | Wednesday, December 7, 7 pm (UTC+3)
On Wednesday November 9 (that was already early morning of Thursday by Central European Time) in the Computer Science department of the City University of New York Andrei Rodin presented a research talk titled “Kolmogorov’s Calculus of Problems and Homotopy Type Theory”.
We reiterate our strong protest against the dismissal of Denis Skopin for political reasons and support Smolny student
November 4, Friday at 18:00 Moscow time / 16:00 Berlin time / 11:00 New York
Meeting with those who want to help Smolny Beyond Borders project.
November 3, Thursday, at 19.00 Moscow time. Boris Grozovsky’s conversation with the participants of the Smolny Beyond Borders project.
The unfair dismissal of Denis Skopin caused a wave of interest in the press. Here is The dismissal of Denis Skopin caused a wave of interest in the press.
War teaches us nothing. War always goes against the logic of life. It sends us to the very bottom of existence: food, sleep, purity, short-lived love, clearly rhyming with death. War takes home and a sense of security on an ontological level. Convenience and measuredness, a learned positive attitude is impossible. Optimism is apophatic.
On October 24, “Novaya Gazeta. Europe” published a longread about Smolny by Daria Kozlova. I liked this text, which shows how actively the Faculty is fighting for its preservation. I admire the determination and courage of my fellow teachers, and, of course, the loyalty of Smolny students to the ideas of liberal arts.
