Past Events



HISTORY SPEAKING

Laws of War: Russia and the Curious Origins of the Rules of Armed Conflict
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Peter Holquist's teaching and research focus upon the history of Russia and modern Europe. He is the author of Making War, Forging Revolution: Russia's Continuum of Crisis, 1914-1921 (…



Penn Ottoman and Persian History Group

Aslıhan Gürbüzel
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Prof. Aslıhan Gürbüzel from McGill University will be joining us Wednesday March 1st, 2023 at 5:00PM in College Hall 209 to talk about her new book, Taming the Messiah. The talk will be followed by a…



East European History and Culture Workshop

Kevin Platt, REES, Penn: “Global Socialist Networks in the Age of Three Worlds: Art and Arbitrage from Mexico to Moscow”
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Penn Ottoman and Persian History Group

Seçil Yılmaz, University of Pennsylvania
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History Major and More Dinner

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Interested in the History Major, History Minor, or Legal Studies and History Minor? Bring your questions and join us for dinner on Feb 15. Registration required.



Russian History and Culture Workshop

David Brandenberger (History, Richmond)
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"Stalin and the Historical Relationship between the Russians and Ukrainians: A Case Study of the General Secretary’s Editing of A. V. Shestakov’s 1937 History of the USSR."



Join the History Department at the Palestra!

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Penn Athletics and Recreation is excited to host the History Department at the Palestra on Saturday, February 11th at 2PM.  

Full-time grad and undergrad students can download free tickets by scanning the QR…



Johann Schiltberger’s Excellent Adventure: Traveler’s Tales from Late Medieval Eurasia

Paul Cobb, University of Pennsylvania
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This is the first talk in the Penn Ottoman and Persian Histories Faculty Working Group series.

Hosted in the Department of History, this talk is made…