The University of Montana Office of Alumni Relations and Alumni Association
proudly presents
Five outstanding UM professors examined why Russia matters.
Thank you to all who attended this year's lecture series.
A special thanks to University Dining Services for providing the special Russian delicacies
at the closing reception of this year's Community Lecture Series - Russia on the Oval.

We look forward to seeing you at next year's Community Lecture Series!
The lectures will air on Missoula Community Access Television (channel 7) Mondays at 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:00 p.m. on the following dates:
Robert H. Greene: April 1 & 6
Between East and West: The Question
of Identity in Russian History
Ona Renner-Fahey: April 8 & 13
The Roots of Russian Folk Belief
Clint Walker: April 15 & 20
The Other Russian Revolution:
How Russia Revolutionized the Arts
Robert H. Greene: April 22 & 27
Power in the Streets:
Reconsidering the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
Hipólito Rafael Chacón: April 29 & May 4
Hands Held High: Soviet Propaganda Art
Leonid Kalachev: May 6 & 11
Educational System in Today's Russia: A View on the
Role of Education in a Contemporary Society
Coming this spring: watch this page for a link to online video of this year's lectures.
February 19
Robert H. Greene
Between East and West: The Question of Identity in Russian History
Read Robert H. Greene's full biography here
February 26
Ona Renner-Fahey
The Roots of Russian Folk Belief
Read Ona Renner-Fahey's full biography here
March 5
Clint Walker
The Other Russian Revolution: How Russia Revolutionized the Arts
Read Clint Walker's full biography here
March 12
Robert H. Greene
Power in the Streets: Reconsidering the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917
Read Robert H. Greene's full biography here
March 19
Hipólito Rafael Chacón
Hands Held High: Soviet Propaganda Art
Read Rafael Chacón's full biography here
March 26
Leonid Kalachev
Educational System in Today's Russia:
A View on the Role of Education in a Contemporary Society
Read Leonid Kalachev's full biography here
View the 2013 CLS Photo Gallery here.
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CLICK HERE to watch the 2012 Community Lecture Series online.
Dane Scott
Can Technology Promote Social Justice? Global Problems and High-Tech Solutions
Rebecca Bendick
Information Equality is a Prerequisite for Justice: Examples from the End of the World
Dick Barrett
Occupying Wall Street: Why Has the Economy Marginalized So Many and Enriched So Few?
Daisy Rooks
Protestors, Politicians or Professional Change Agents? The Future of Activism in the U.S.
Neva Hassanein
Food as a Driver for Democracy and Justice
Jim Burchfield
Global Free-riders: Environmental Services and the Common Good