Centre for Advanced Humanities in Russian and Slavic Studies
The Centre for Advanced Humanities in Russian and Slavic Studies – CARMS – at the Department of Philology, Literature and Linguistics of the University of Pisa promotes and implements research, teaching, and third mission activities in the field of Slavic studies, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. The center coordinates scientific projects, high-level dissemination initiatives, cultural events, and the management of bibliographic resources, strengthening ties between universities, schools, the business world, and the local community.
The Center’s main activities are the organization of:
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On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 3:30 p.m., the film Dovlatov: The Invisible Books will be screened in its original language in the CARMS classroom. The 2017 film, directed by Aleksej German Jr., portrays six days in the life of journalist and writer Sergej Donatovič Dovlatov in 1971 Leningrad.
On Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at 12:00 in the Aula Magna of Palazzo Boilleau (Via Santa Maria, 85), a meeting with Professor Simona Merlo (Roma Tre University) will be held. The title of the lecture is Kyiv and Eastern Slavic Orthodoxy.
On Tuesday, March 31, at 12:00 p.m., Professor Andrei Zorin (University of Oxford) will hold a lecture in the Aula Magna of Palazzo della Sapienza. The lecture will focus on the influence of the events surrounding the Decembrist uprising on Tolstoy’s seminal novel, War and Peace. The lecture will be introduced by Professors Cinzia Cadamagnani…