Scholar to discuss religious legacy of Russian Revolution
The University of Maine will hold a free, public lecture examining the religious legacy of the Russian Revolution on its 100th anniversary.
Theofanis G. Stavrou, professor of history at the University of Minnesota, will deliver the lecture, “Revolution and Religion in Twentieth Century Russia,” at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 19 in Fogler Library’s University Club.
Stavrou is a world-renowned scholar of Russian history, Eastern Europe and Greece. A frequent visitor to the former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, he has extensively studied the fate of religion in its revolutionary and post-revolutionary context.
Stavrou took an active part in cultural exchanges and rapprochement between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union. He has written or co-written more than 20 volumes on Russia, religion and European history.
“The Russian Revolution changed the history of the world,” says Kyriacos Markides, UMaine professor of sociology. “We are still living under the shadows and echoes of that revolution. Professor Stavrou is a foremost scholar on Russian history, and in light of the current unfortunate polarization between Russia and the United States his talk is very timely.”
For more information, or to request a disability accommodation, contact Laurie Cartier at laurie.cartier@maine.edu, 581.2380.