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Archive for February, 2008

Talk on post-1989 urban changes

On Friday 1 February, Dr Gwen Jones discussed some features of urban transformation and change since 1989. Beginning with an overview of the assumption that the Soviet-style system originated and ended in cities, according to which state socialism (re-)created and shaped urban structures in its own image, she summarised the features of the socialist city, [...]

KinoKultura special issue on Hungarian cinema

KinoKultura, the online journal of Russian cinema, dedicates its February 2008 issue to Hungarian cinema. Edited by Catherine Portugues, Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, it includes interviews with István Szabó and Gyula Gazdag, thematic essays, and reviews.