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SUMMARY:Before Russia\, Ukraine and Belarus: Medieval Rus and a World of D
 iversity - Prof Valerie Kivelson\, University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor co-a
 uthor of  Russia’s Empires (2017)
DTSTART:20180201T173000Z
DTEND:20180201T190000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Public lecture\n\nIn the centuries before the Tatar conquest\,
  a vibrant society flourished in the East Slavic lands\, but it is difficu
 lt to put a name on its political system or to pinpoint the elements that 
 united it into a cohesive entity. Defying just about every modern conventi
 on for understanding states and peoples\, Rus' destabilizes expectations a
 nd demands that we think outside of standard categories. In this lecture\,
  we will try to make sense of the disorderly and fascinating world of Rus'
  through use of a variety of visual\, textual\, and material sources.
LOCATION:William Mong Hall\, Sidney Sussex College
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