I spent an evening in the city of Zhukovsky with Mikhail Abramovich Davydov, a Professor of History at the Russian State Humanities University in Moscow. Zhukovsky, which is just outside of Moscow, is one of the capitals of Soviet military aviation. Many planes are test flown for the first time at facilities in the city.… Read More
A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
While life since the fall of Communism in 1991 has gotten more complicated for many Russians, it has gotten easier for visitors to Moscow. Amenities (like supermarkets and washers and dryers and even sponges, mops and other cleaning supplies) that weren’t so readily available just a decade ago are now everywhere. On the down side,… Read More
Junior I.S. Workshop: Student Research Presentations
The third and final Junior I.S. Workshop is the Thursday, September 30 at 11 am in Kauke 137. Students will break into groups of three or four, joined by faculty. You should be prepared to present your title, topic, research question, analysis, and argument. Practice your oral presentation! Booth’s The Craft of Research – especially… Read More
Ashraf Ghani TONIGHT
Ashraf Ghani’s presentation “AFGHANISTAN: Owning the Present, Building the Future” is TONIGHT (Monday, September 27 at 7:30 pm in McGaw Chapel). Dr Ghani will also be available this afternoon for an informal conversation from 3-4 p.m. in the Babcock Hall Lounge. Ghani is an advisor to Afghan President Hamid Karzai and was recently asked to… Read More
Trip to Moscow
Yesterday I visited an old friend, Devochka s persikami (Girl With Peaches), one of my favorite paintings at Moscow’s Tretiakov Gallery. Given the serenity of the canvases that Valentin Serov (1865-1911) painted in the late 19th and early 20th century, it’s hard to imagine that Russia was only a few years away from the violent… Read More
History Department Picnic Rescheduled!!
Phi Alpha Theta & the Department of History will hold a picnic on Thursday, September 23th from 4 to 7 pm in the Bornhuetter Pavilion. Croquet for all! All History Majors and students interested in History are welcome.
Second Junior I.S. Workshop
From Topic to Argument, From Reading to Writing Session led by Katie Holt, Ibra Sene, & Marc Goulding Thursday, September 23 at 11 am in Kauke 137 These meetings are required for all students enrolled in Junior IS (History 401) in the Fall Semester. However, all history majors are invited to attend. Please familiarize yourself… Read More
Kendall-Rives Latin American Research Grant
The Kendall-Rives Latin American Research Grant for Sophomores and Juniors makes approximately $2,000 available each year to one or more Wooster sophomores or juniors to support a research project on some aspect of United States-Latin American Relations. Funds are to be used during the current academic year, including the summer months. Research projects must be… Read More
History Picnic Postponed!!!
I’m sorry to say that, due to the lousy weather and possibility of thunderstorms, the History Fall Picnic will be postponed. But it will happen! The tentative date is Thursday, September 23 at 4.00.