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Political and Criminal Charges in Soviet Karelia During the Great Terror

By Oksana Ermolaeva

Before the great purge, changes in the legislature had already prepared the Soviet justice system for the Terror. In particular, various extrajudicial bodies were created to investigate “political crimes,” in complement to the existing Soviet legal structures. In the USSR, political—or “counter-revolutionary”—crimes were defined as those against the state and outlined in Article 58 of the 1922 Soviet penal code.

When Students Rethink the Transatlantic Alliance

By Victoria Harms

The project serves as an example of how small changes in the curriculum can provide considerable experiential learning opportunities that deepen students’ understanding of Europe and can substantiate otherwise often abstract debates about transatlantic relations.

 

Ludic Placemaking

Curated by Hélène B. Ducros

Beyond offering a light, playful, and enchanted spatial experience, these works embody the will to foster communication and propose a pause in the flow of urban life.