Author Archives: Asif Siddiqi

ZATOs In View

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Asif Siddiqi

A few weeks ago, on March 27, I was at a reception at the Harriman Institute (for Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies) at Columbia University for the opening of a new exhibit entitled ZATO: Soviet Secret Cities During the … Continue reading →

Posted in Closed Cities, Cold War, Gulag, Soviet Intelligentsia, Soviet Science, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Policing Sexuality in Medieval Russia

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Asif Siddiqi

The Center for Medieval Studies has a very visible presence at Fordham University where I teach. In the history department alone, medievalist faculty and graduate students maintain a healthy and vibrant intellectual life. Although I am a historian of modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender and Sexuality, Imperial Russia, Medieval Russia, Teaching Russian History | Leave a comment

The Sharashka Phenomenon

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Asif Siddiqi

For my first post for the blog, I decided to draw from a forthcoming project of mine on the history of Soviet science and technology as it intersected through the apparatus of repression. What follows is a short summation of … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Purges, Gulag, Soviet Era 1917-1991, Soviet Intelligentsia, Soviet Science | 2 Comments