The Kennan Institute will be hosting the first of a series of events marking the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Russian revolution. The initial seminar will take place on Friday, February 24, from 1:30 – 5:30, on the February revolution. Speakers focused on specific aspects of this pivotal event, looking at the collapse of tsarism, the emergence of the Provisional Government and dual power, developments within the military, and the actions and reactions of major social and cultural groups.

The event is co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin. The seminar also has been generously supported by the editorial board of the book series Russia’s Great War and Revolution, a multinational scholarly effort that aims to fundamentally transform understanding of Russia's "continuum of crisis" during the years 1914-1922. 

Agenda:

Panel 1: The Collapse of Tsarism and the Emergence of Dual Power

Boris Kolonitskii, Professor of History, European University, St. Petersburg

Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Research Professor, University of California at Santa Barbara

Melissa Stockdale, Professor of History, University of Oklahoma

Moderator: John Steinberg, Professor of History, Austin Peay State University

Panel 2: The Impact of February on Russian Society

Rex Wade, University Professor, George Mason University

Adele Lindenmeyr, Professor of History, Villanova University

Steven Marks, Professor of History, Clemson University

Moderator: David McDonald, Alice D. Mortenson/Petrovich Professor of History, University of Wisconsin