The Center’s goals are to promote awareness and understanding of Russia's past, present, and futur
The Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia was established in 2011 thanks to a generous gift from the family of NYU alumni Boris and Elizabeth Jordan. The Jordans are a family of Russian-Americans with strong links in the worlds of business and culture on both sides of the Atlantic and a tradition of cultural sponsorship and philanthropy. The gift satisfied the twin goals of the donors: to
Today on the Blog, Olga Nechaeva: “Patterson wrote from inside Soviet internationalism, but his best poems also exceed it, asking what it means to belong to Russia, to Africa, to Black history, and to poetry—all at the same time.”
Beyond "Circus": Remembering James Patterson (1933-2025) as a Poet Patterson wrote from inside Soviet internationalism, but his best poems also exceed it, asking what it means to belong to Russia, to Africa, to Black...
05/06/2026
Today on the Blog, Daniela Arias: “‘Every day, dozens of people from all over the world arrive in Russia to enlist. Many Colombians come after watching TikTok videos, as if this were a game. What is posted on social media is not real.’”
“It’s Disrespectful for People Abroad to Call Us Mercenaries When Here We’re Considered Heroes”: Colombian Fighters in Russia’s Full-Scale War Against Ukraine, Part II “Every day, dozens of people from all over the world arrive in Russia to enlist. Many Colombians come after watching TikTok videos, as if this were...
04/29/2026
Today on the Blog, Daniela Arias: “Since 2022, thousands of Colombians have entered the Russia-Ukraine conflict, on both sides. Why?”
“It’s Disrespectful for People Abroad to Call Us Mercenaries When Here We’re Considered Heroes”: Colombian Fighters in Russia’s Full-Scale War Against Ukraine, Part I Since 2022, thousands of Colombians have entered the Russia-Ukraine conflict, on both sides. Why?
Today on the Blog, Savannah Eklund: “The archive in the internet age becomes not only a place of historic preservation, but also a source of potential persecution.”
Derrida’s “Archive Fever” in Russia’s Disappearing Q***r Archive The archive in the internet age becomes not only a place of historic preservation, but also a source of potential persecution.
04/20/2026
Thank you all for coming to last week’s event with
Yevgenia M. Albats and Eliot Borenstein. It’s now available on YouTube.
NYUJordanCenter Harry Potter, Russian Mass Culture, and the Turn to Militarism (with Prof. Eliot Borenstein)
Today on the Blog, Nickolas Khimerik writes: “Despite the apparent silliness of its lyrical content, Maxim Litvinov’s bard-rock song, ‘The Young Firefighter,’ functions as no less than an epitaph for the entire Soviet century.”
Maxim Litvinov’s “The Young Firefighter” (1996): Reading into an “Annoying Tale” Despite the ridiculousness of its lyrical content, Maxim Litvinov’s bard-rock song, “The Young Firefighter,” functions as no less than...
04/15/2026
Thank you for coming last week! The talk is now available on YouTube.
NYUJordanCenter Social Media Algorithms and Political Attitudes: A Conversation with Prof. Ekaterina Zhuravskaya