St. Petersburg, Russia: 300th Anniversary
The City as a Cradle of Modern Russia
took place
November 7-8, 2003
Hofstra University marked the 300th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg with an interdisciplinary scholarly conference to celebrate the city's role in Russian and world history. Panels explored the role of St. Petersburg in the development of Russian history, science, politics and culture.
Scholars included:
| Johan Åhr, Hofstra University | Edward Kasinec, N.Y. Public Library |
| John Alexander, University of Kansas | Nadieszka Kizenko, SUNY at Albany |
| Victor Allakhverdov, St. Petersburg State University | Elena A. Kosheleva, Central Bank of the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg Main Board |
| James H. Bater, University of Waterloo | Nicholas N. Kozlov, Hofstra University |
| Mihail Chemiakin, Claverack, NY | Olga Litvak, Princeton University |
| Katerina Clark, Yale University | Gary J. Marker, SUNY at Stony Brook |
| Svetlana Evdokimova, Brown University | Alexander Mihailovic, Hofstra University |
| Anna Gelfman, Boston University | Benjamin Nathans, Univ. of Pennsylvania |
| Anton Glikin, Peter Pennoyer Architects, | Thomas F. Remington, Emory University |
| Darra Goldstein, Williams College | Nancy Reynolds, The George Balanchine Foundation |
| Tatiana Gordon, Hofstra University | Carlin Romano, The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Jeffrey Hahn, Villanova University | Tatiana Senkivitch, Getty Research Institute |
| Michael Hamm, Centre College | Michael Stanislawski, Columbia University |
| Peter H. Juviler, Barnard College |
Conference Director:
George D. Jackson
Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference Scholar
Professor Emeritus of History
Hofstra University
For more information contact:
Conference Coordinator:
Natalie Datlof
Executive Director
Hofstra Cultural Center
200 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-2000
Tel: (516) 463-5669
Fax: (516) 463-4793
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