National Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan Қазақстан Республикасының Ұлттық Кıтапханасы The National library is the biggest scientific-methodological center for the libraries of Kazakhstan; the legal depositary of all printed production of Kazakhstan; the depositary of the Committee for the control in the sphere of education and science of the Ministry of Education and Science

National Archives of the Republic of Azerbaijan Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Arxiv Îdarəsi The National Archive Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which, in essence, reflects the people’s historical, scientific, social, economic, political, cultural, artistic lives within, as well as outside the Azerbaijan Republic. The National Archive Fund also ensure the protection and use Azerbaijan’s historical and cultural

National Archives of Armenia Հայաստանի ազգային արխիվի In the Armenian State Archive you may receive answers to all questions of interest concerning the archive. The Archive consider providing the society and the citizens with archive information, availability of archive documents, reception of information included in those documents, broadening the possibilities of their usage, spreading and

RAO provides rare Russian archival footage and still images to leading global television networks, motion picture companies, publishing houses, museums, researchers, and educational institutions.

Two years ago, I was a Fulbright Scholar in the Republic of Georgia. I taught English to primary and secondary school students for a year in the small mountain town of Keda, in the country’s southwest semi-autonomous region of Adjara. The experience inspired me to go to graduate school so that I could deepen my

On Tuesday, January 19, 2016 the Ellison Center hosted a panel discussion on Russia’s role in the Syrian conflict. Chaired by Ellison Center Director Dr. Scott Radnitz, the panel of expert political scientists also included Dr. Chris Jones (University of Washington), Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen (University of Washington, Rice University), and Dr. Bradley Murg (Seattle

by Matt Thompson Quirky and a bit mysterious, Belarus offers visitors a rich history, friendly people, and a complicated political situation. The first thing you notice are the sidewalks. They are spotless. No cigarette butts. No candy wrappers. No plastic bags floating in the wind. The same goes for the underground walkways, mopped and swept

At a recent workshop at Seattle Preparatory School, high school teachers had a rare opportunity to step back from the fray of headlines about Russia and engage its history, politics and culture with the help of a panel of experts. The workshop, put on by the World Affairs Council’s Global Classroom and sponsored by the Ellison

The week of October 5th brought two fascinating and high profile visits from the world of foreign affairs policy in Washington D.C. to the halls of the University of Washington. William Pomeranz, Deputy Director of the Kennan Institute and expert in Russian trade law delivered a thorough explanation of the economic situation in Russia and the near east since the conflict in Ukraine began. David James Riley, First Secretary of Foreign Affairs at the British Embassy, reviewed the stages of increasing tension between the EU and UK and Russia in regards to Ukraine. Their talks, although related in subject, provided different perspectives on the same issue, exposing various dimensions of a complex international situation. You can hear their talks in full by subscribing to Ellison Center podcasts.

But this was not a country “frozen in time,” as I realized only hours after I arrived in Havana. Time is never, by its very nature, frozen. And if the cliché can be taken to mean that traveling to Cuba is like being transported backwards in time, nor was that my experience. So, what were the different ways time felt like over the three weeks I was there to conduct research on my book project, a substantial part of which examines the military and civilian advisors who were Spanish Civil War exiles in the USSR before arriving in Cuba beginning in 1960?