The Past as a Limited Resource: Historical Politics and the Economics of Rent (the “Black Gold” of Russian History)
Ilya Kalinin | Monday, December 5, 7 pm (UTC+3)
War and The Decay of The Language and #25 [Translit]: bol’she net slov
Natalia Fedorova & Translit | Wednesday, December 7, 7 pm (UTC+3)
Andrei Rodin’s Talk in City University of New York
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”.
The Reaction Of Smolny Students To The Dismissal of Denis Skopin
We reiterate our strong protest against the dismissal of Denis Skopin for political reasons and support Smolny student
Meeting With Those Who Want To Help Our Project
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.
University in Exile?
November 3, Thursday, at 19.00 Moscow time. Boris Grozovsky’s conversation with the participants of the Smolny Beyond Borders project.
Critical Thought Is ‘No Longer Possible’
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.
The War Teaches Us Nothing
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.
Two Comments On Longread About Smolny
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.
Smolny Students Say Goodbye To Denis Skopin
Smolny students say goodbye to Denis Skopin, was fired after being arrested for participating in an anti-war rally. It was written in the order that going out to protest was “an immoral act incompatible with pedagogical activity.”