The History and Culture of the Soviet Union and Russia from Stalin's Death to Today

This lecture series explores the history of the Soviet Union and Russia from the Stalin era to the present day. The aim is to offer perspectives based on the latest international research and provide tools for understanding Russia's current domestic and foreign policy situation. The series' first part, which covered history up to Stalin's death, was held in spring 2026.

Program:

22.10. Docent Meri Herrala (VTT): Détente and international cultural exchange
29.10. FM Susan Ikonen: The decade of optimism: 1960s culture in the Soviet Union
5.11. FM Susan Ikonen: The years of stagnation
12.11. FM Susan Ikonen: Perestroika, glasnost and reckoning with the past in the Soviet era
19.11. FM Susan Ikonen: Russia's great archive revolution and the rise of historical politics
26.11. Docent Meri Herrala (VTT): Putin's Russia - culture and social policy

Free admission.