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Havighurst Center to host conference on communism, Cold War
Kaitlin Walter
Issue date: 10/23/07 Section: Campus
According to the Havighurst Center's Web site, the conference will look at remnants of the Cold War culture, reflections on that era and how they affect thinking today. The Web site also has links to the papers that will be presented at the panels, so students can read them before attending the discussions.
"Each researcher will present their information for approximately 10 minutes, then we will discuss their topic for approximately 15 minutes," Klumbyte said. "The idea is everyone will read the papers online ahead of time, but it isn't required to do so."
During the Cold War era, eastern European countries underwent incredible changes when regimes switched from one political faction to another, and the effects of these quick takeovers are still felt decades later, Klumbyte explained.
"Current students don't have any direct knowledge of the Cold War, so they don't fully understand the complications these nations have regarding socialist ideas, " Dawisha said. "Even today, there is a lot of nostalgia for the communist period in countries where communism was followed for a brief time. This conference will explore how these regimes manufactured the image of the better life, and why people still yearn for what the communist regime claimed to offer."
"Each researcher will present their information for approximately 10 minutes, then we will discuss their topic for approximately 15 minutes," Klumbyte said. "The idea is everyone will read the papers online ahead of time, but it isn't required to do so."
During the Cold War era, eastern European countries underwent incredible changes when regimes switched from one political faction to another, and the effects of these quick takeovers are still felt decades later, Klumbyte explained.
"Current students don't have any direct knowledge of the Cold War, so they don't fully understand the complications these nations have regarding socialist ideas, " Dawisha said. "Even today, there is a lot of nostalgia for the communist period in countries where communism was followed for a brief time. This conference will explore how these regimes manufactured the image of the better life, and why people still yearn for what the communist regime claimed to offer."
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