Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies
The Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California, consists of content-based programs for graduate students with advanced Russian language proficiency.
The Initiative offers funding and professional support to emerging scholars and specialists in addition to outstanding educational content.
Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia
It is our pleasure to announce the upcoming Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia 2024. It will be held in Armenia, Georgia, and Turkey, from July 2 to July 20, 2024. These countries are experiencing radical, and quite different geopolitical challenges, with one constant variable in place - their shared history with the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Federation. Armenia, Georgia, and Turkey stand at a crossroads of international affairs as a petri dish of competition and conflict between Iran, the United States, China, and Russia.
Applications for the Monterey Symposium 2024 are open. The deadline for application is February 1, 2024.
Learn more about the Monterey Symposium.
Featured Programming
The Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies (MIRS) consists of content-based programs for graduate students with advanced Russian language proficiency. The Initiative offers funding and professional support to emerging scholars and specialists in addition to outstanding educational content.
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The Ambassadorial Series
Interviews with former U.S. ambassadors to Russia and the Soviet Union for use by scholars and students.
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Monterey Conversations
Conversations with leading experts, policymakers and journalists.
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Visiting Experts Program
Inviting the best minds in the field of Russian Studies to speak and visit with graduate students.
Monterey Conversations Series
MIRS has released a new series of the Monterey Conversations: “U.S.-Russian Relations - A Conversation with Ambassador John Sullivan,” “Whither Arms Control? A Conversation with Rose Gottemoeller,” “Soviet History Revisited,” “Covering Russia - On the Ground and from Abroad,” and “Russia’s Post-Soviet Space Program.” Watch the recordings of these series here or listen to the audios.
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